MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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The Jacobin leader who set out to build a “republic of virtue, “ and was later beheaded.
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Napoleon
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Louis XVI
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Marat
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Robespierre
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Maximilien Robespierre, president of the Jacobin Club, was also president of the National Convention and was the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety; many credited him with near dictatorial power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobin club, used a revolutionary tribunal to arrest people who seemed to be against the republic nation. They were guillotined, when found guilty. Ex-nobles and clergymen, members of political parties and his own party’s dissenters were targeted.
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