USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute
A
Austrian prisoners
B
The sans-culottes and other members of the Paris Commune.
C
Counterrevolutionaries and traitors
D
Robespierr’s followers.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1793-1794, the Committee adopted cruel policies to defend France from domestic threats, known as the Reign of Terror. Revolutionary courts were set up to prosecute counterrevolutionaries and traitors. Almost 40, 000 people were killed during the French Reign of Terror.

Detailed explanation-2: -[In March 1793] the revolutionary Tribunal (a court of justice) was established to try all crimes against the state. Tribunal members would not be elected by the people, but appointed by the National Convention (the revolutionary government) and their power would be absolute.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Reign of Terror, or simply the Terror (la Terreur), was a climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French Revolution (1789-99), which saw the public executions and mass killings of thousands of counter-revolutionary ‘suspects’ between September 1793 and July 1794.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Reign of Terror refers to the violent period during The French Revolution from 1793-1794 when the Radicals led by Maximilien Robespierre were running the Govt. During this period, thousands of people who were suspected to be disloyal to the Revolution were arrested and executed. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-5: -On 6 April 1793 the National Convention established the Committee of Public Safety, which gradually became the de facto war-time government of France.

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