USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these groups was not targeted during the September Massacres?
A
Nobles
B
Merchants
C
Priests
D
Royalist sympathizers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The identity of the perpetrators, called “septembriseurs", is poorly documented, but a large number were Parisian national guards and provincial federates who had remained in the city since their arrival in July.

Detailed explanation-2: -In all, about 1, 200 prisoners were killed, most after a summary trial by a hastily constituted “popular tribunal.” Of these, more than 220 were priests held for refusing to accept the Revolutionary church reorganization.

Detailed explanation-3: -The September Massacres of 1792 were a series of brutal killings which murdered approximately half the prison population of Paris. The slaughter lasted from 2 September 1792 to 6 September 1792 and had a significant impact on the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The September Massacres affected the government by igniting conflicts between the political factions of the Montagnards, and the Girondins, who were vying for power in the newly-established republic. Both groups were members of the Jacobin Club, an extremist republican organization.

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