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Assignat Currency Collapse and Inflation
- The French Revolution's paper currency, the assignat, lost value due to oversupply and collapsing church land value.
- Inflation and rising prices severely affected the poor, triggering demands for price controls.
The Enragés and Radical Populism
- The Enragés were radical street agitators opposing private property and calling for government redistribution.
- They targeted not only moderates but also Jacobins, highlighting deep divisions within revolutionary factions.
Girondins Alienate Parisian Radicals
- Girondins positioned themselves as enemies of Paris and tried to move the Convention away.
- Their opposition to radical Parisian factions made them targets for purge by the enraged sans-culottes.