WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group in France would have been most likely to support the Reign of Terror?
A
emigres
B
sans-coulottes
C
the National Assembly
D
the First Estate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Reign of Terror, France was ruled by a group of men called the Committee of Public Safety . The leader of this group was a man named Robespierre . Robespierre was also the leader of a radical group called the Jacobins.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sansculottes presented themselves as members of the poorer classes or leaders of the common people, but during the Reign of Terror public functionaries and educated men also adopted the label to demonstrate their patriotism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who were Sans-culottes? The Jacobins came to be known as the sans-culottes, literally meaning those without knee breeches. Sansculottesmen wore, in addition, the red cap that symbolised liberty.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sans-culottes were the working-class people of Paris, so named because they wore long trousers (pantaloons) rather than the knee-breeches favoured by the aristocracy. 2. The leaders of the Parisian sans-culottes were found in the sectional assemblies and the Commune, particularly after August 1792.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Sans-culottes were urban workers, artisans, minor landholders, and associated Parisians who took part in mass public displays during the French Revolution.

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