USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the political leader of the Jacobins?
A
Jean Valjean
B
Napoleon Bonaparte
C
Robespiere
D
King Louis XVI
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the best-known, influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maximilien Robespierre, in full Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre, (born May 6, 1758, Arras, France-died July 28, 1794, Paris), radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The leader of the Jacobin club in France was Maximilien Robespierre. The Jacobin club was the most significant organisation during the French Revolution. The gang supported the French Revolutionary government and was well known for its extreme violence and egalitarianism.

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