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had grown tired of the instability and bloodshed of the reign of terror and were ready for something more moderate. By 1795, the republic
was gone, and 5 men with business interests had the executive
power in France. This new government was called The Directory
and was far more conservative than the Jacobin republic had
been. It was also ineffectual and the people readily accepted
the coup d'etat of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. The French Revolution was over.
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