Reign of Terror
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- The end of the monarchy and the deaths of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette
- The Reign of Terror was a time in history from 1793-1794 that was led by Maximilien Robespierre
- The Reign of Terror
- The Reign of TerrorBy: Juliette Godbout
- The Reign of Terror began when a shrewd politician and lawyer named Maximilien Robespierre rose to the leadership of the Committee of Public safety. Robespierre explained that the terror was necessary to protect the Revolution and achieve its goals. The other motivations of the Reign of Terror were killing thousands of people and arresting many more
- The Reign of Terror began when a shrewd politician and lawyer named Maximilien Robespierre rose to the leadership of the Committee of Public safety. Robespierre explained that the Terror was necessary to protect the Revolution and achieve its goals. The other motivations of the Reign of Terror were killing thousands of people and arresting many more.
- Popular support turning against Robespierre
- The beginning of the Reign of Terror and the motivations for the Reign of Terror
- Terror is necessary to protect the revolution and achieve our goals
- The engine of the Reign of Terror was the guillotine. Its fast-falling blade took away life as soon as it fell. The guillotine was introduced as a more humane way of beheading, than just a regular ax. The guillotine was seen as a symbol of fear.
- Methods used by Robespierre
- A crowd of people stormed the Royal palace of the Tuileries and killed the kings guards. Citizens attacked prisons that held nobles and priests accused of political offenses. The convention that met in September 1792 voted to get rid of the monarchy and establish republic. King Louis XIV was eventually called a traitor and sentenced to death. In January 1793, Louis XIV was beheaded in front of a crowd of people. In October, Marie Antoinette was also executed, with people celebrating.
- Within a year, the Terror consumed those who initiated it. Weary of bloodshed and fearing for their own lives, members of the Convention turned on the Committee of Public Safety.
- The Reign of Terror ended when, on the night of July 27, 1794, Robespierre was arrested. The next day he was executed. After the heads of Robespierre and other radicals fell, executions slowed down in a dramatic way.
- The end of the Reign of Terror and the execution of Robespierre
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