MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The September Massacres
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The Prison Killings
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The Storming of the Bastille
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The Enlightenment
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Detailed explanation-1: -The September Massacres were a series of killings of prisoners in Paris that occurred in 1792, from Sunday, 2 September until Thursday, 6 September, during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -September Massacres, French Massacres du Septembre or Journées du Septembre (“September Days”), mass killing of prisoners that took place in Paris from September 2 to September 6 in 1792-a major event of what is sometimes called the “First Terror” of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The September Massacres were widely reported across Europe, where they caused disgust and outrage. To critics of the revolution, the massacres were proof of a city gripped by bloodthirsty anarchy. Within the government, the September Massacres widened the gulf between the moderate Girondins and radical Jacobins.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the September massacres show about the mood of the people? The September massacres showed the anger of people. Parisians murdered over 1, 000 prisoners and many people fell victim to the angry mobs.