The Sans-Culotte And The French Revolution

SACE STAGE TWO MODERN HISTORY
SANS-CULOTTE EMPATHIC RESPONSE

We, the Sans-Culotte, make up 99% of the population of France; this equates to 28 million angry and hungry people looking for change. It is 1794 and we have already taken many steps in assuring our expectations are met. We have been brought to the forefront of the revolution and our presence is influential in the overthrow of the monarchy. We have been neglected and been misleadingly depicted as urban proletariat, valiantly resisting hard-faced capitalism. (Wright, 1974)

The self-righteous, obnoxious inhabitants of our land who call themselves ‘noble’ yet see us as peasants. They believe raising taxes on us, as the Third Estate will help in getting this country out of the debt.
Although 50 people had died, we knew that this would have our message heard. The King had not met our expectations as promised, and if he thought we would just accept this degrading treatment he could think again. This day significantly marked the day that we the Sans-Culotte seized control. This day split the French revolution in two, which were both, locked in conflict. The first being the 1798 liberal project, with supporters wanting the King to stay in power and rule with close accountability to the Assembly. The second revolution, the correct one for the people, insisted that the monarchy be deposed, the constitutional monarchy be ended and a republic established. (Champs de Mars Massacre, 2013). The King is the reason for our anger and hunger! He must be killed! Off with his head! This is what we screamed while in conflict on this day. We needed swift retribution of our sacred pikes. We could no longer be suppressed; we are not savages, despite how we are depicted as by Gilray’s cartoon. He makes us out to seem like bestial mutants, when in reality our ideals are the epitome of
It was no longer just a wish or a dream, but it was happening now, because of all the hard work we, the real people of Paris had put in. the Girondin had been accused of being a threat to the Republic, they were accused of withholding dire information and evidence, and of being a trusted source to the King’s thievery and deceit. Twenty-nine deputies of the Girondin were expelled from the Convention and placed under house arrest. The citizen and citizeness stood guard in front of their doors, more than 100,000 men under arms, united, brothers all determined to perish before letting the national legislature be threatened. (Expulsion of the Girondins, 2001). We were already in the frame of mind, which would protect the legislature until death, and from the surveillance done by the Comte de surveillance; it was proves beyond a doubt whose patriotism was not up to the test. A true revolutionary patriot is far removed from the falsely represented invaders, who run through our streets under a banner that is not one of decency and civic responsibility.

Because of the people and wisdom, which inhabit Paris, it is and always will be the most worthy city when defending the national legislature and bringing it respect. All of the vows which were made by Louis XVI, and the other promises which were not adhered to by those in