EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Because Robespierre guillotined all enemies
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Because the Girondins wanted to govern
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Because the Jacobins did a coup d´état
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Because he was the supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte
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Detailed explanation-1: -In April 1793, Robespierre urged the Jacobins to raise a sans-culotte army to enforce revolutionary laws and sweep away any counter-revolutionary conspirator, leading to the armed Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793.
Detailed explanation-2: -The leader of the Montagnard Jacobins was Maximillien Robespierre. He helped to overthrow the Girondins after the Montagnards became dissatisfied with the changes the Girondins made to the French government, which became a constitutional monarchy in 1791 after King Louis XVI signed the French Constitution of 1791.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Jacobins were known for creating a strong government that could deal with the needs of war, economic chaos, and internal rebellion (such as the War in the Vendée). This included establishing the world’s first universal military draft as a solution to filling army ranks to put down civil unrest and prosecute war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The period of its political ascendancy includes the Reign of Terror, during which well over 10, 000 people were put on trial and executed in France, many for political crimes.