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French Revolution
Question | Answer |
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who were the first estate | the clergy, consisted of 1% of the population |
who were the second estate | the nobility |
who were the third estate | the peasants |
where was Robespierre born | in Arras, France |
why was he given the name incorruptible | because he was so honest and sincere |
who influenced Robespierre | Rousseau, a member of the age of Enlightenment who questioned the Ancien Regime |
what did Robespierre study in Paris | Law. He later became a judge but left because he couldn't sentence people to death |
what was the name of the meeting that he attended as a representative of the Third Estate | the estates general |
what was Robespierre known for and was also the main belief of the Sans Culottes | A person who wanted reform |
what was the name of the group that Robespierre was part of that wanted radical reform in the french government | the Jacobins (viewed as left wing) |
who were the 2 people who along with Robespierre called for the execution of King Louis XVI | Jean-Paul Marat and George Danton |
what did the Jacobins, led by Robespierre seize control of | The National Convention |
what was Robespierre appointed | the leader of the committee of public safety |
while in this job what cause did Robespierre believe his actions had | that he was creating a safer France |
how much people did Robespierre arrest? | over 500,000 |
how much people did he execute | 40,000 |
what became the symbol of the 'Reign of Terror' | the guillotine |
Name two laws Robespierre introduced | the law of maximum which was a maximum price on goods and the law of suspects which was anyone who was suspected of acting against the revolution was arrested and put on trial |
in the end Robespierre and how much supporters became victims of the guillotine | 100. the jacobins had felt he had gone too far and his death marked the end of the reign of terror |