-
Reign of Terror
It was to protect France from foreign invaders
People were executed
Robespierre was in charge.
He got his ideas from Rousseau. -
The Jacobins
Members were usually the elite of their local societies, but they also included artisans and tradesmen
People talked about their political view
Some of the members of the club turned on them and went to have people executed -
The French Republic
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe -
Guilitine
It was an execution machine.
It killed 15,000-40,000 people during the French Revolution.
Dr. Joseph Ignace Guiliton invented it. -
Robespiere
He was the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety -
Committee of Public Safety
It was to provide for the defense of the nation against its enemies -
Girodin
They were a group of politicians
They played a leading role in the Legislative Assembly -
Thermidorian Reaction
The parliamentary revolt initiated on 9 Thermidor -
Fall of Robespierre
A faction of the Convention banded together to destroy Robespierre before he destroyed the remaining members of the French government.