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It isn't revisionism at all. The August Decrees happened in 1789 ending many of the privileges of the 1st and 2nd estates and by 1793 they were amended to turn land over to peasants for free. This was all before the reign of terror started. The nobles and clergy that participated in the National Constituent Assembly were practically racing to be the most forward thinking, the proposal to end feudalism came out of the Club Breton and was proposed by the Duke d'Aiguillon.

The Vendée uprising like many such uprisings was sparked by the Levy Decree(levée en masse) which was a response to the Girondins stirring up a stupid war for "national unity".



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