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Robespierre and the Estates-General
Robespierre was elected to the Estates-General. When King Louis summoned the Estates, and they were divided. He sided with the third estate. That means that he was in agreement that they would not meet until the king had recognised their demands. -
Robespierre and the Jacobin Club
Robespierre and other supporters of the work of Russeau created a club called the Jacobin Club. They believed in left-wing, revolutionary ideals. They often used violence to achieve their goals. After forming it, they voted Robespierre as the president of the club. The club ended up being one of the governments that was formed from the revolution. -
Robespierre and the Downfall of the Monarchy
The king and queen of France tried to escape France but were caught on their way to Austria. Until this point, Robespierre had been fine with keeping a constitutional monarchy, but this angered him, and he decided that the king had to die. Robespierre spoke at his trial and declared that King Louis was to be executed. A few months later, he was. -
Robespierre and the Reign of Terror
Robespierre and his assistants began a new phase of the revolution, called the reign of terror. During the reign of terror, thousands of people were executed for being having anti revolutionary thoughts. This made many people upset with Robespierre, becuase they thought that the loss of life was too extreme. -
Robespierre and the Cult of the Supreme Being
Robespierre created a new national religion called the Cult of the Supreme Being. They believed in reason over religion. He created a holiday in for this religion. To celebrate the holiday, he created a big mountain, and stepped out onto it and presented himself to the crowd. He acted as if he was the supreme, and he seemed very godly. People thought that he was getting too full of himself, and that his power was getting to his head. -
The Downfall of Robespierre
After passing new laws that people considered restrictive and controlling, as well as his dramatic scene at the celebration of the Cult of the Supreme Being, people thought that the power had gone to his head. They accused him of being a traitor and acting in his own interests and not in the countries. He and some of his biggest supporters were put on trial and kept in prison awaiting execution. While awaiting execution, there was a shooting, and he was injured. He survived and was executed.