The Republic of Virtue

Along with the Terror, the Committee of Public Safety took other steps both to control France & to create a new order, called by Robespierre the Republic of Virtue - a democratic republic composed of good citizens. In the new French republic, the titles "citizen" and "citizeness" had placed "mister" and "madame". Women wore long dresses inspired by the clothing worn in the great republic of ancient Rome. Slavery was abolished in France's colonies. The Parisian group, which was mainly composed of working-class women, stood ready to defend the new French Republic. Years would no longer be numbered from the birth of Christ but from September 22, 1792 - the 1st day of the French Republic. The French Republic created a new kind of army that would ultimately change the nature of modern warfare. France was threatened by external forces during this time. To save the republic from its foreign enemies, the Committee of Public Safety decreed a universal mobilization of the nation on August 23, 1793. The Republic's army was the largest ever seen in European history. After the death of Robespierre, much to the relief of many in France, the Reign of Terror came to a halt.

Information found in Book, Pages 559 & 560