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 was lead by which political group?
A
The Royalists
B
The Girondists
C
The Jacobins
D
The Draconians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Robespierre was the leader of Jacobin Club responsible for the ‘Reign of Terror’ during the French Revolution .

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -French lawyer and statesman Maximilien Robespierre led the Terror, which was caused in part by a rivalry between France’s two leading political parties: the Jacobins and the Girondins.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jacobin Club was formed by Maximilian Robespierre. One of the influential political clubs that formed by Maximilian Robespierre during the French revolution was the Jacobins club. They were considered to be the radical revolutionaries who planned the rise of the French revolution and the downfall of the King.

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