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Robespierre
He was one of the most influential member of the Committee of Public Safety.He was a member of the Jacobins and had a lot of people killed. Because of that some people didn't like hime or understand him. -
The Jacobins
They were the most prominent political club. They debated and discussed their political views and issues going on
They were feared and supported the king’s death and sent thousands to the guillotine and so people took them over because they didn't like what they were doing. -
The French Republic
They are the Convention held its first meeting. It immediately abolished the monarchy, set up the republic, and proceeded to try the king for treason. -
Girondin
It is a label applied to a loose grouping of republican politicians.
These people played a big role in the Legislative Assembly. -
Guillotine
The guillotine was a machine used to decapitate people. About 15,000 - 40,000 people were killed from the guillotine. Joseph Ignace Guillotine was the one who created the guillotine. -
Committee For Public Safety
It’s a political body of the French Revolution that gained virtual dictatorial control over France during the Reign of Terror -
Fall of Robespierre
He had 2 of his closest friends sent to the guillotine and the Convention decided to destroy him before he destroyed the rest of the French government. -
Thermidorian Reaction
It's the parliamentary revolt initiated on 9 Thermidor, year II (July 27, 1794), which resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of revolutionary fervour and the Reign of Terror in France. -
Reign of Terror
People use the guillotine to kill people to protect the country from foreign invaders. The person in charge was Danton. Danton looked to Robespierre for help.
