Reign Of Terror

  • The Jacobins

    The Jacobins
    Who are they: The most prominent political clubs of the French Revolution
    Why did they get taken over: Robespierre was killed
  • Girondin

    Girondin
    Who are the Girondins: a label applied to a loose grouping of republican politicians
    What is their role during the French Revolution: Lawyers, intellectuals and journalists, the Girondins attracted a following of businessmen, merchants, industrialists, and financiers
  • Guillotine

    Guillotine
    What is the Guillotine: the thing that chopped off peoples heads
    How many people has it been estimated to have killed during the French Revolution: 15,000-40,000
    Who created the Guillotine: Antoine Louis
  • The French Republic

    The French Republic
    What is the French Republic: a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
  • Comitte For Public Safety

    Comitte For Public Safety
    What or who is the committee for public safety: they provided for the defense of the nation against its enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the already existing organs of executive government
  • Reign Of Terror

    Reign Of Terror
    What happened during the Reign of Terror: Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders.
    Who was in charge: Robespierre
    Who does this leader look to for ideas concerning the French Revolution: Rousseau
  • Fall Of Robespierre

    Fall Of Robespierre
    How does Robespierre fall from power: he sent his fellow citizens and friends Danton and Desmoulins to the guillotine
  • Thermidorian Reaction

    Thermidorian Reaction
    What happens during Thermidorian Reaction: resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of revolutionary fervour and the Reign of Terror in France.
  • Robespierre

    Robespierre
    Who is Robespierre: best known and most influential of the members of committee for public safety
    What does he do during the French Revolution : most prominent member of committee