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Social Studies 20-2
| TermsandStuff | RelatedInformation |
|---|---|
| Radical | Intense, violent, and/or Transformative |
| Jacobins | he most radical and influential political club during the French Revolution (1789–1794), originating as the "Club Breton" in 1789 and later named for their meeting place in a Dominican convent. Led by figures like Maximilian Robespierre |
| National Convention | - The National Convention (September 1792–October 1795) - the first French assembly elected by universal male suffrage, - established to govern France after the monarchy's abolition. - founded the First Republic, executed Louis , Reign of Terror |
| Maximilien Robespierre | - Radical Jacobin Leader - Elected as a deputy leader to the National Convention - Was a member of the council of public safety |
| Republic | a form of government where supreme power resides with the citizens, who exercise it directly or through elected representatives, rather than through a monarch |
| Guillotine | a machine designed for carrying out capital punishment by decapitation |
| levee en masse | french policy for conscription |