Tuesday 2/18: Reign of Terror

Objective: Understand the events leading to the Reign of Terror

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The Reign of Terror

Problems in France

War and problems at home and abroad

Forced by the people Legislative Assembly gives up on Constitutional Monarchy and removes the King/Queen from power

Legislative Assembly National Convention

Legislative Assembly forms National Convention to rule without King

Creation of Political “Clubs” or parties– Jacobins: most radical

Maximilien Robespierre

– Girodins: rival to Jacobins Georges Danton

Maximilien Robespierre

Believed that he could make a “Republic of Virtue” based on the ideas of the revolution

Lawyer who gains power in the National Convention with Jacobins

National Convention

Louis XVI loses power as king

Radical Jacobins try Louis for treason and find him guilty and sentence him to death

Execution of Louis XVI

January 21, 1793: Louis executed by guillotine

Executions during the Reign of Terror

“To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is barbarity. ”   – Maximilien Robespierre, 1794

Executions of those fighting against the republic– More than 2,100 were executed in the last 132 days

of the Reign of Terror– Most were in the 3rd Estate…

Executions during the Reign of Terror

Rebellion and revolution in France

Wipe out every trace of France’s monarchy and nobility

Committee of Public Safety

Robespierre becomes head of committee to determine who would be enemies of the republic

Most famous victim: Marie-Antoinette– “Monsieur, I beg your pardon. I did not do it on

purpose.”

Reign of Terror

Anyone not as radical as Robespierre was suspect

Thousands killed for trivial reasons 18,000 people killed in 1 year 85% were peasants or members of the urban

poor

End of the Terror

July 1794: the National Convention turns against Robespierre– Robespierre goes to

the guillotine

Who is going to save France from all the chaos and uncertainty?

Napoleon Bonaparte – A French General that is well known for his leadership and victories

Homework – Read the packet about Napoleon Bonaparte & Answer the # 23 – Rise of Napoleon worksheet

Do not write on the Packet seeing that I plan on collecting it tomorrow and using it next year!!!!