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Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror. September 5 th 1793 – July 28 th 1794. What was the Reign of Terror?. This was an attempt to defend the French Revolution from internal enemies Meant to chase away foreign countries that were invading France

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Reign of Terror

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  1. Reign of Terror September 5th 1793 – July 28th1794

  2. What was the Reign of Terror? • This was an attempt to defend the French Revolution from internal enemies • Meant to chase away foreign countries that were invading France • These countries were afraid the ideas of the French Revolution would spread to their own countries

  3. Jacobin & Girondin • French church officials opposed the Revolution (had to take an oath to the state) • The Jacobins took over the Committee on Public Safety in July, 1793 • Friends of the Constitution • A Jacobin leader is soon assassinated by a Girondin • Rival faction within the National assembly that didn’t want to see the spiraling of the revolution into the Reign of Terror

  4. Robespierre • Maximilien Robespierre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety • Comm. is the French Executive Government • On August 17th, the French government decides to install a universal draft to fight the war against Austria and Prussia • On September 5th, the Terror begins to punish enemies within France

  5. Robespierre

  6. National Bath Tub • On September 17th, the French government created the Law of Suspects • This allows people to be easily accused of treason • By the end of 1793, France is able to fight off Austria, Russia, Spain and England • Noyades take place in Nantes • public drowning's aimed against clergy

  7. The End of the Reign of Terror • Members of the National Convention feel that they will soon be persecuted • They overthrow Robespierre and send him and his followers to the guillotine • After this, the Thermidorian Reaction takes place, where some more are sent to the guillotine • Revolt in the revolution against the excesses of the Reign of Terror • After this, the Reign of Terror begins to fade

  8. Guillotine • About 15,000-40,000 perished due to the Guillotine • Vendors would sell programs of those that would die • The last public guillotining would take place in France in 1939 • The last guillotining was in 1977, France abolished the death penalty in 1981 • LINK

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