MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Jacobins
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Committee on Public Safety
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Legislative Assembly
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Estates General
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Detailed explanation-1: -Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. All those whom he saw as being ‘enemies’ of the republic – ex-nobles and clergy, members of other political parties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his methods – were arrested, imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “enemies of the republic” who troubled Robespierre the most were fellow revolutionaries who challenged his leadership. In October 1793, revolutionary courts pronounced death sentences on many of the leaders who had first helped set up the republic. Their only crime was that they were less radical than Robespierre.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 27 July 1793, Maximilien Robespierre was elected to the committee. At this time, the committee was entering a more powerful and active phase, which would see it become a dictatorship alongside its powerful partner, the Committee of General Security.
Detailed explanation-4: -3. What does Robespierre mean by “internal” and. “external” enemies of the Republic. Internal: counter revolutionaries or royalists. External: (Prussia and Austria) conspirators.