17,000 people
Q. Why Jacobins were angered of Parisians?
IV) storming the king’s palace: in the summer of 1792 the jacobins planned an insurrection of a large number of Parisians who were angered by the short supplies and high prices of food. On 21 September 1792 it abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic.
Q. Who overthrew the Jacobins?
Maximilien Robespierre
Q. Why did the Jacobins start the reign of terror?
The Jacobins felt that it was their duty to preserve the revolution, even if it meant violence and terror. The Committee of Public Safety introduced several new laws. They wanted to make “Terror” an official government policy.
Q. Who was safe from the guillotine?
Ch. 7 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was safe from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror? | No one |
| Which group most strongly embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment? | bourgeoisie |
| What group forced Robespierre from power and eventually executed him? | his fellow revolutionaries |
Q. What was Maximilien Robespierre’s ultimate goal?
Robespierre played an important part in the agitation which brought about the fall of the French monarchy on 10 August 1792 and the summoning of a National Convention. His goal was to create a one and indivisible France, equality before the law, to abolish prerogatives and to defend the principles of direct democracy.
Q. How could the reign of terror been avoided?
The only way the Reign of Terror could have been avoided was if Robespierre was executed in the early days of the revolution because he ultimately suffered the same fate as the so-called opponents he had executed, but it was too late.
Q. Was the reign of terror a necessary evil?
The reign of Terror was a necessary evil in the sense that it warded off the internal Revolutionary enemies such as the clergy, nobility and Royalists who were offended by the revolutionary developments as the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.Farvardin 7, 1399 AP
Q. What side was Napoleon on in the French Revolution?
left
Q. What is considered short for a man?
Speaking of statistics, men are considered short if they are 5′7″/171 cm or shorter (1 standard deviation below average). They are considered very short if they are 5′4″/163 cm or shorter and “midget” if they are 5′1″/155 cm or shorter.Farvardin 6, 1400 AP
