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The 41 pages that link to National Convention, each with the reason it gives.

• Maximilien RobespierreNarrower topic: Robespierre’s authority depended on support within this assembly, which ultimately ordered his arrest.

• Louis XVIBroader topic: It tried Louis XVI and voted to impose the death penalty.

• Thermidorian ReactionRelated: The Convention remained in power through the reaction and enacted its institutional changes.

• Georges DantonBroader topic: Danton served in this assembly and shaped its early revolutionary government.

• Committee of Public SafetyNarrower topic: The Convention created the committee and formally retained authority over it.

• Jacques-Louis DavidRelated: David was a deputy and voted for the execution of Louis XVI.

• French First RepublicBroader topic: Its election followed the monarchy’s fall and it formally founded the republic.

• French Republican calendarRelated: The Convention ordered the new calendar and made its starting point the Republic’s foundation.

• Levée en masseRelated: The Convention issued the decree and made national mobilization a policy of the revolutionary government.

• White TerrorNarrower topic: The shifting balance inside the Convention shaped the authorities’ response to reprisals.

• Paul BarrasRelated: Barras became a deputy and representative on mission during the Convention’s rule.

• GirondinsNarrower topic: The Girondins’ influence and defeat unfolded inside this assembly.

• Lazare CarnotRelated: Carnot represented Pas-de-Calais in this assembly and joined its governing committee.

• Louis Antoine de Saint-JustNarrower topic: Saint-Just was a deputy here before joining the Committee of Public Safety.

• Revolutionary TribunalRelated: The Convention established the Tribunal in March 1793.

• Bertrand BarèreNarrower topic: Barère was a deputy here, where his speeches and votes shaped revolutionary policy.

• French DirectoryNarrower topic: The Convention drafted the constitution and transferred authority to the new regime.

• Jacques Pierre BrissotBroader topic: Brissot served in the Convention, where factional conflict became decisive.

• Law of SuspectsRelated: The Convention enacted the Law of Suspects on 17 September 1793.

• Abolition of slavery in FranceBroader topic: This assembly passed the decree on 4 February 1794.

• Decimal timeRelated: It enacted the calendar reforms that included decimal time.

• Joseph FouchéRelated: Fouché sat in the Convention and voted for the execution of Louis XVI.

• September MassacresNarrower topic: The massacres intensified factional conflict in the new revolutionary legislature.

• Camille DesmoulinsRelated: Desmoulins served as a deputy in the Convention during the republic’s most violent phase.

• Optical telegraphRelated: It approved the first French optical telegraph line, linking Paris and Lille.

• Charlotte CordayNarrower topic: The Convention’s factional conflict formed the political setting for Corday’s act.

• JacobinsRelated: Jacobin deputies used this legislature to enact republican measures and contest control of the state.

• Battle of ValmyRelated: The Convention met the day after Valmy and soon proclaimed the republic.

• Jean-Lambert TallienNarrower topic: Tallien’s intervention against Robespierre took place before this assembly.

• Madame RolandRelated: The Convention’s factional struggle led to the Girondins’ defeat and her arrest.

• Georges CouthonRelated: The Convention ordered the arrest of Couthon and his allies during the Thermidorian coup.

• Dominique-Vincent Ramel-NogaretRelated: He entered national political life during the Convention’s revolutionary period.

• Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-VarenneRelated: He served as a deputy in the Convention before and during his committee leadership.

• Anacharsis ClootsBroader topic: Cloots represented Oise in this assembly after the monarchy fell.

• Augustin RobespierreRelated: Augustin served as a deputy in the Convention during the republic’s most turbulent years.

• Cult of ReasonRelated: The Convention’s radical period provided the political setting for dechristianization.

• Etta Palm d'AeldersRelated: Its male-dominated political institutions set limits on the influence women activists could secure.

• François HanriotNarrower topic: The Convention ordered the arrest of Robespierre and Hanriot’s allies.

• Jean-Marie Collot d'HerboisNarrower topic: Collot’s mandates and political power came from his service in this governing assembly.

• Pierre DaunouBroader topic: Daunou represented Pas-de-Calais in this assembly and participated in its constitutional work.

• Pierre-Joseph CambonRelated: Cambon served in this assembly and shaped its financial decisions.