leader of the Jacobins was Robespierre‚ he was elected to the Estates General in 1789. He criticized the Monarch and suggested that he be put on trial and France become a Republic. He became the key figure during the time period known as the Reign of Terror. During this time‚ thousands of people thought to be oppositional to the revolution were executed. Robespierre was eventually tried and executed. Identify the strengths and weakness of each group. The Girondins were loyal to the monarch‚ their
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France you were either with the people or against them. If you were against them and supported the king in anyway they would just kill you. Maximilian Robespierre has control of the Committee of public safety and killed many people starting the reign f terror. This lasted for a few months until his followers got scared and had him arrested one night then killed the next. In America most of the people were for the rebellion. Most of the disputes were fought as a battle. When the American settlers
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another cloth to stop the bleeding. Robespierre’s last words were said to this man: “Merci‚ Monsieur”‚ meaning “Thank you‚ Sir.” The blade then dropped‚ executing Robespierre by his own medicine on July 28‚ 1794‚ just over a year after the start of the Reign of
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using the infamous guillotine. This period of time was referred to as The Reign of Terror. During this time a group of extremist were in charge of the country. These extremists were not to be mess with because they ordered over 15‚000 people to be executed with the guillotine. The revolutionist would execute anyone who was suspected of speaking against the revolution and the action the extremist were taking. The Reign of Terror started in September 1793 and ended in July 1794. In some ways this was
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Reasons radicalization of French Revolution By the end of September 1791‚ the National Assembly announced that its work was done. In many ways‚ the Constitution of 1791 seemed to fulfil the promises of reform which had been first uttered by the men of 1789. All Frenchmen could now be proud that the following rights had been secured: equality before the law‚ careers open to talent‚ a written constitution‚ and parliamentary government. Hence‚ there was a sizeable faction within the National Assembly
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Explain the key features of ‘The Terror’ The Terror was a phase during the French Revolution when many people of France were executed for supposedly being ‘Enemies of the Revolution’. The Committee of Public Safety were behind most of the deaths and they were lead mainly by Maximilien de Robespierre. The greatest factors of the Terror were the revolution itself‚ internal political rivalry‚ social and economic problems‚ wars‚ leadership‚ violence and the Thermidorian reaction. These can be broadly
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The Terror that Robespierre helped to instate in France was a policy that was known to be horrific. Even though this ideology was violent in nature‚ Robespierre thought that it was completely justified. Robespierre made very clear that the interests of the Republic were of utmost importance. He described how there were both internal and external forces working to dismantle the Republic‚ and that the supporters of the Republic should value reason while the Republic’s enemies should experience terror
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He supported musicians‚ writers‚ and was closely involved with the Catholic Church. Everyone felt he was unable or unwilling to make necessary changes for Frances problems. The Reign of Terror 1793-1794 the revolutionary government was controlled by the Committee of Public Safety. Also known as Reign of Terror. Led by Maximilien de Robespierre the committee he lead passed a lot of harsh laws and would eliminate them if they disagreed. There were benefits to this revolution some even extended
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oppressive rule of the higher classes‚ the peasants of France rose up to overthrow this unjust system. However‚ the overthrowing of the existing monarchy led to dark times‚ namely the reign of terror. During this time‚ countless innocent citizens were thrown in prison or beheaded without an afterthought. Following the reign of terror was a time of political upheaval‚ represented by the countless coup d’etats that took place at the hands of attempted dictators. The source of this political disarray
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Lilian Yoong Zi Ying J15017268 (1) Robespierre played an important role during the French Revolution. He was a political leader who led the Reign of Terror where thousands of people were executed. Before that‚ aristocrats and clergies benefited while the people in 3rd Estate suffered. Robespierre wanted an “ideal” government that was ruled by people‚ not the king. Thus‚ he strived hard for democracy with the assistance of the Jacobins. Robespierre’s believed that freedom of rights‚ justice and equality
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