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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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