MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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The Third Estate demanded certain rights from the king
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Those suspected of treason be arrested and put to death by guillotine
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Robespierre was suspected of treason
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Feudalism began in France
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the French Revolution, the guillotine became the primary symbol of the Reign of Terror and was used to execute thousands of people, including King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between June 14 and July 27, 1794, hundreds of nobles, shopkeepers, clergy, corset makers, vintners, and other “suspicious” citizens were executed by guillotine at Place de la Nation in Paris. It was the height of the French Revolution-Robespierre’s Reign of Terror.
Detailed explanation-3: -Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17, 000 enemies of the Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although it delivered a grisly end – by slicing off its victim’s head, death by guillotine was quick and humane. During the ‘Reign of Terror’ in France, as many as 40, 000 people were executed by ‘Madame Guillotine’.