How Did The Sans Culotte Influence French Government

The sans-culottes during 1792/93 became increasingly radical and influential amongst the working class of Paris, which is why I mostly agree that the sans-culottes planned successfully to increase their influence over the French government. One of the ways this was done was mainly highlighted through their alliance with radical political factions, resulting in more influence on policy making. Another way in which it is made apparent is through their actions taken to overthrow the monarchy, and the reign of terror orchestrated by the sans-culottes. However, the sans-culotte's ability to exert unchecked influence over the government is limited because of the pressures internally and externally, diverting attention away from their domestic revolutionary
A strong example of the pressure the sans-culottes put on the convention was the passing of the maximum laws on 29th September 1793. This was where the convention aimed to control the prices of essential goods such as bread and meat, as well as made the hoarding of goods punishable by execution. The sans-culotte had a major influence over passing the maximum laws because of the popular discontent and social unrest from the inflated prices and food shortages in addition to their tension with the peasants in the countryside, resulting in the convention to submit to the sans-culotte to prevent outrage, by making prices the same as 1790 plus 1/3, which made the sans-culottes happy. Another way in which the sans-culotte had influence over policy making is through the expulsion of the Girondins. The Sans-culotte were largely affected by the policies of the Girondins as they were a more moderate faction that favoured the bourgeoise rather the sans-culottes. This created lots of tension and resulted in a riot of 80,000 people surrounding the convention demanding the expulsion of the Girondins on the 2nd of June 1793.
A way in which the sans-culottes reign of terror began is evident with the 2nd invasion of the Tuileries on the 10th August 1792. This was a sans-culotte led uprising of 20,000 that resulted in the palace being set on fire and nearly all of Louis XII guardsmen massacred. As a result, Louis was declared ‘temporarily suspended’ and all laws vetoed by him came immediately into effect This shows that a sans-culottes-based uprising resulted in the removal of the king, signifying the scale of control and influence they have over the convention. Moreover, Louis' execution on the 21st of January 1793 also symbolises the influence the sans-culotte has on the national convention as they wanted to avoid any need to depose or execute the king, but after popular demand and uproar, the convention gave into demands of radicals. Another way in which the sans-culotte reign of terror increased their influence is through the September massacres in September 1792. The September massacres were instigated from fear and confusion from external conflict, resulting in a massacre of refractory priests and political prisoners in the jails of Paris. This was a major turning point as it showed the power of the convention weakened and power of