FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between June 14 and July 27, 1794, hundreds of nobles, shopkeepers, clergy, corset makers, vintners, and other “suspicious” citizens were executed by guillotine at Place de la Nation in Paris. It was the height of the French Revolution-Robespierre’s Reign of Terror.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Reign of Terror, at least 300, 000 suspects were arrested; 17, 000 were officially executed, and perhaps 10, 000 died in prison or without trial.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most famous victims of the Reign of Terror was Marie Antoinette (opens in new tab), the deposed queen of France. She was tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal on Oct. 14, 1793, and executed two days later.
Detailed explanation-4: -D) Peasants were the most frequent victims of the Reign of Terror. 16.