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As the French Revolution was reforming France, crises over what to do about the monarchy led France’s newly created Legislative Assembly to call for the formation of a new representative body called the National Convention to decide what to do about the monarchy. On September 21st 1792 the Convention abolished the monarchy and the next day declared France a republic. By 1793 the Convention was dominated by Jacobins who instituted government by Terror, and after they were swept away in 1794 a new constitution was drawn up which would replace the Convention.
As the French Revolution was reforming France, crises over what to do about the monarchy led France’s newly created Legislative Assembly to call for the formation of a new representative body called the National Convention to decide what to do about the monarchy. On September 21st 1792 the Convention abolished the monarchy and the next day declared France a republic. By 1793 the Convention was dominated by Jacobins who instituted government by Terror, and after they were swept away in 1794 a new constitution was drawn up which would replace the Convention.
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