1793 ⟶ Convention Sets Maximum Grain Price at Saint-Antoine Demand
May 4: At the demand of the Paris section of Saint-Antoine, ...
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🌾 Convention Sets Maximum Grain Price at Saint-Antoine Demand
May 4: At the demand of the Paris section of Saint-Antoine, the Convention fixes a maximum price for grain.⟶
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✊ Sans-culottes Pressure Convention, Demand Arrests and Army
September 4: Sans-culottes occupy the convention and demand the arrest of suspected opponents of the Revolution, and the creation of a new revolutionary army of 60,000 men.⟶
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💰 Convention Enacts General Maximum Price Controls
September 29: The Convention passes the General Maximum, fixing the prices of many goods and services, as well as maximum salaries.⟶
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🍞 Convention Abolishes Price Controls on Food
December 24: The Convention repeals the law setting maximum prices for grain and other food products.⟶
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⚔️ Convention Orders Army to Occupy Faubourg Saint-Antoine
May 22: Third day of uprising in Paris. The Convention orders the army to occupy the Faubourg Saint-Antoine.⟶
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