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Birth of Maximilien Robspierre.
Maximillien was born with the full name, Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre . He was born of Irish origin, at Arras France, on May 6, 1758(Biography.com). He is the oldest of four children.
Maximiliens mother died when he was just 6 years old. After her death, his father left the family. Him and his three other siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents. -
Making Music.
In London 1765 a great man named Johann Christian Bach was composing the greatest symphonys and music during this time. Bach made a opera called "Carrattaco(Timetables of history,Grun)." He performed before Prince Wales who was four at the time and was attedning his first concert. -
Invention of the invisible ink
Sir James Jay invitened something that was used and intrigued spying when it was at its most vital and necessary. At the time George Washington was president and he wanted something more than ink that could only be revealed by a unique, formula reagent(History.com). So Sir James Jay wne to his brother an American patriot his name being John Jay who was also a physician and they dabbled into chemistry, to create and a “sympathetic stain,” which he supplied to Washington. -
"Common Sense"
During this time of Robespierre America was established a wise writer named Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet "Common Sense"(Biography.com). This was first published anonymously on January 1st., But since the pamphlet became an imediate success Thomas Paine let the world know he wrote it. "Common Sense" was written because it helped proved that American colonists had a powerful argument for independence from British rule at the time when the question of independence was still undecided. -
A day of near total darkness.
In New England on May 19th, 1780 there was near total darkness during mid-day. No one knows why but it was the only time in American Revolution that it occured.(Hisotry.com) George Washington wrote in his diary about heavy and uncommon clouds, “dark and at the same time a bright and reddish kind of light intermixed with them, brightening and darkning alternately. Someone soldier also noted down that "whirlpools sung their unusual serenade." -
Later in Maximiliens life..
Later in Young Maximiliens life, he was educated in Paris from the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. He earned a law degree in the year 1781(#289 Furet). After getting his degree he started practicing law in Arras. -
Beer Pump,
On may 9th Joeph Bramah patents the beer pump which is used today. The beer pump is used for beer or other liquors. They can be raised from casks in a cellar to the counter over which it is sold.(history.com) -
Robespierre takes control.
Maximilien soon took on the role to calling for political change in the French monarchy. At age 30 he was was elected to the Estates General of the French legislature. During the first period of the French Revolution (1789–91), in which the Estates General became the National Assembly, Robespierre made many speeches. (Biography.com) -
The Rights of Man.
In 1790 Robespierre helped to compose a document with Thomas Paine known as the Rights of Man. This led to the creation of the French Constitution.(Biography.com) It was also a factor in the abolshiment in monarchys in england and france. -
Becoming powerful.
Around this time Maxilmilen gained a new nickename "the incorruptible". Robspierre slowly gathered much control into his own hands. Maxilmilien and his supporters set out to build a "republic of virtue". Him and his supporters tried to wipe out every trace of frances past and nobility. (Bioggraphy.com) -
Maximilien elected.
in 1792 the people of Paris rose up against King Louis XVI. After, Robespierre was elected to head the Paris delegation to the new National Convention. -
The revolution
In the next 11 months, 300,000 suspected enemies of the Revolution were arrested. More than 17,000 were executed most of them by guillotine. There was a lot of bloodshed. This allowed Robespierre to eliminate many of his political opponents. -
Leading the Committee of Public Safety.
In the summer of 1793, Robespierre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety. As the head of this committee, robespierre decided who should be enemies of the republic. The Committee ofte tried people in the mornings and the afternoons were spent guillontined the same afternoon.(#174, Thackeray) -
Revolutionary Courts.
The revolutionary courts pronounced death sentences on many of the leaders. These leaders who had first helped set up the republic.(History.com) Their only crime was they were less radical then Robespierre. -
Eli Whitney changing slavery.
Eli Whitney created one fo the best inventions around this time for slaves. He invented the cotton gin which helped many slaves while picking cotton. The Cotton Gin specifically made picking cotton a lot faster it helped separate the seeds, seed hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of cotton.(History.com) -
Reign of Terror.
From July 1793 to 1794 , Robespierre governed france nearly as a dictator. The period he ruled is when named and known as the "Reign of Terror." In some of Maximiliens speeches he justified the Reign of Terror saying it enabled French Citizens to remain true to the ideas of the Revolution. In this speech Robespierre makes a connection between virtue and terror.(#582) Robespierre states in his speech "Virtue without which terror is murderous, terror without which virtue is powerless." -
Maximilien loses his head.
By July 1794 the members of the NAtional Convention kenew that none of them were safe from Maximilien. To save their own lives they turned on him and a group of conspirators demanded his arrest shouting "Down with the Tyrant!"(#583) The next day the Revolutions last powerful leader went to the guillotine. The reign of Terror or the radical phase of the French Revolution, ended when Maximilien Robespierre lost his head.
