Gregorian Calendar Dbq Analysis

In 1789, revolutionaries in France rose against the king because they were being starved. The Jacobins, led by the ruthless leader Robespierre, overthrew the monarchy, stating that the new system of government should revolve around a republic. In addition, the creation of a new calendar was proposed by two major groups, the peasants and the revolutionaries.
Revolutionaries revolted so the common people could access equal distribution of food and wealth. The adoption of the Gregorian calendar was proposed by and would benefit the peasants, to create longer work schedules to allow the production of more food for the common people.
The common people of the Third Estates were determined to improve the Church calendar, as can be seen in document

Industrious and active citizens are grateful to their legislators for having reduced the number of days spent in rest.” From the leaders of the reformation’s standpoint, it can be said that a majority of them were supporters of the Gregorian calendar because it offered them, and farmers more hours devoted to agriculture, as can be represented by document 4. Document 4 contains illustrations of the four seasons in the new calendar, representing nature and farming; Germinal, the month of new growth, is depicted by a growing tree; Brumaire, the month of fog, has a lady with wood in her hair. His point of view is very biased because he is one of the creators of the new calendar. In document 2, Gilbert Romme, head of the calendar reform committee, points out that, “[The Church calendar] has served to mark the progress of fanaticism,” which shows that through the new calendar, there will be no more single-minded zeal, hinting the equal distribution of food. He also states that the Church calendar led to “the debasement of nations,” and, “the persecution and disgust experienced by virtue, talent, and philosophy under cruel despots.” This again hints that the leaders are incapable of equal