WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Its members, called the Montagnards (French: [mɔ̃taɲaʁ]), sat on the highest benches in the National Convention. They were the most radical group and opposed the Girondins. The term, first used during a session of the Legislative Assembly, came into general use in 1793.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name sans-culottes refers to their clothing, and through that to their lower-class status: culottes were the fashionable silk knee-breeches of the 18th-century nobility and bourgeoisie, and the working class sans-culottes wore pantaloons, or long trousers, instead.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Assembly wanted to create a constitutional monarchy, they believed that the king was necessary for a functioning state, and they were mainly concerned that the voters and office holders be men of property. Only the most radical wing, the Jacobins, called for the creation of a republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most historians divide the National Convention into two main factions: the Girondins and the Montagnards. The Girondins were more conservative than the Montagnards though they were still democrats.