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Define the following: committee of public safety, guillotine, the directory, legion of honor, continental system, and the new public school system established by napoleon
Committe of Public Safety was a group of 12 men that served as the executive with Robespierre as their leader. The Guillotine was a form of execution that was used so often that it became the symbol for France during the Reign of Terror. The Directory was a group of 5 men appointed by the legislative body to represent France as the executive power after the Committee of Public Safety. The legion of honor was a group that awarded people for extraordinary merit that increased nationalism. The Continental system called for a blockade of a country that was not very successful. The New Public School System taught boys how to act in society and instill nationalism in them that would cause them to enlist in the army.