There was still a lot of dissatisfaction in France as ordinary people did not have the vote, France was still at war and the economic problems continued.ĭuring the 1790s a man called Napoleon Bonaparte rapidly in the ranks of the French army and his victories over France’s enemies soon made him a popular hero.

There were five Directors with a great deal of power, but they were very corrupt.

Source: A new absolute rulerĪfter the fall of Robespierre in 1794, a new group of people took over the government.