Plain, the, in French history, term designating the independent members of the National Convention during the French Revolution French Revolution, political upheaval of world importance in France that began in 1789. Origins of the Revolution

Historians disagree in evaluating the factors that brought about the Revolution.
..... Click the link for more information. . The name was applied to them because, in contrast to the radical Mountain Mountain, the, in French history, the label applied to deputies sitting on the raised left benches in the National Convention during the French Revolution. Members of the faction, known as Montagnards [Mountain Men] saw themselves as the embodiment of national unity.
..... Click the link for more information. , they occupied the lower benches of the chamber. The Plain was a leaderless mass and a pliable instrument, but it was numerically in the majority and consequently determined many votes. It played an important role in bringing about the overthrow (9 Thermidor; July 27, 1794) of Maximilien Robespierre Robespierre, Maximilien Marie Isidore , 1758–94, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. Early Life

A poor youth, he was enabled to study law in Paris through a scholarship.
..... Click the link for more information. , but after this effort it again lost its cohesion.

Plain, the

French la Plaine

In the French Revolution, the centrist deputies in the National Convention. They formed the majority of the assembly's members and were essential to the passage of any measures. Their name derived from their place on the floor of the assembly; above them sat the members of the Mountain, or Montagnard. Led by Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, the Plain initially voted with the moderate Girondins but later joined the Montagnards in voting for the execution of Louis XVI. In 1794 they helped overthrow Maximilien de Robespierre and other extreme Jacobins (see Jacobin Club).

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No references found	The death-like stillness of the plain, the dogs keeping watch, the gipsy-group of Gauchos making their beds round the fire, have left in my mind a strongly-marked picture of this first night, which will never be forgotten. The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context On the western border of the plain, the mountains, though equally high, were less precipitous, and as they receded opened into irregular valleys and glens, or were formed into terraces and hollows that admitted of cultivation. The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context	Plain Bearing plain concrete plain lap plain masonry plain milling cutter plain of denudation Plain of Jars plain of lateral planation plain of marine denudation plain of marine erosion plain of submarine denudation Plain Old Documentation Plain Old Telephone Service Plain Old Telephone System plain rail plain reinforcement plain sailing plain slicing plain TeX plain tile plain tract plain turning plain vanilla plain weave plain whorl Plain, the plain-cut joint plain-laid plain-sawing plain-sawn plainchant Plainfield plains cottage Plains house Plains Indian Plains of Abraham plains-type fold plainsong plaint plaintext plaintiff Plainview Plainville plaisance Plaisancian Plaisanzian plait point Plaiting Plakat Plakha Plakhov, Lavr Kuzmich	Plain Text User Interface plain tile plain tiles plain tract Plain treasure flower Plain Truth plain turkey plain turning plain vanilla plain vanilla plain vanilla Plain Vanilla Option Plain Vanilla Options Plain vanilla swap Plain View Display Plain view doctrine Plain view rule plain wanderer plain weave plain weave Plain White T's Plain White T's Plain White T's plain whorl plain wool plain wool plain wool plain wool Plain Words Plain Words, a guide to the use of English Plain, the plain-bodied plain-bodied plain-bodied plain-bodied Plain-breasted Hawk Plain-carbon steel Plain-carbon steel plain-clothes plain-cut joint Plain-dealing Plain-Error Rule Plain-hearted plain-Jane plain-laid plain-laid Plain-Meaning Rule Plain-Paper Optimized Printing plain-sawing plain-sawn Plain-song Plain-song plain-speaking Plain-spoken Plain-spoken Plain-text Plain-Text Block Chaining plain-vanilla plain-woven Plainant plainchant

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The death-like stillness of the plain, the dogs keeping watch, the gipsy-group of Gauchos making their beds round the fire, have left in my mind a strongly-marked picture of this first night, which will never be forgotten.

The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context

On the western border of the plain, the mountains, though equally high, were less precipitous, and as they receded opened into irregular valleys and glens, or were formed into terraces and hollows that admitted of cultivation.

The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

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