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Jacobins Clubs Emerge
Jacobins clubs, the most prominent political clubs that served as debating societies where politically minded Frenchmen aired their views and discussed current political issues, start to emerge. -
Use of Guillotine Begins
A law stating that the guillotine, a killing machine that uses a blade to cut people’s heads off, was passed. -
Girondin Reaches Its Height
The Girondin, a loose group of republican politicians that played a leading role in the Legislative Assembly from October 1791 to September 1792, reaches its height. -
French Republic Created
The French Republic, the government of France, was created. -
Committee of Public Safety Created
The Committee of Public Safety, a political body that provided the defense of France against nations, foreign and domestic, and oversaw the organs of executive government, was created. -
Beginning of Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror begins. -
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was the time when the Committee of Public Safety purged France of enemies of the Revolution and protected the country from foreign invaders. The Reign of Terror ended with the Fall of Robespierre in 1794. -
Robespierre Falls From Power Begins
Robespierre falls from power after he sends Danton and Desmoulins to the guillotine. -
Robespierre Becomes President of National Convention
Robespierre, the best known and most influential member of the French Revolution that representative of the Estates General, had a large following in the radical Jacobins, and most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety, comes to power as President of the National Convention, -
Theridorian Reaction
The Theridorian Reaction, parliamentary revolt that caused the fall of Robespierre and the collapse of the Revolutionary fervor and the Reign of Terror, happends.
