Maximilien Robespierre

The Jacobins supported the revolution and perpetuated it even further. The leader of the group was Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre furthered the group’s views and presence up until the point the National Convention ordered the arrest of Robespierre and the higher ups in the Jacobins political party. Later Robespierre would be publicly executed ending the partial influence the Jacobins had on the French Revolution (636). Toussaint I ‘Overture emerges as…

fighting for their rights turned into fighting for fun. The reign of terror....Heads getting chopped daily people terrified but its okay because they are doing it for their rights. Or is it for their rights? The Reign of Terror lasted less than two years, from the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 to late July 1794. During those eighteen months, more than 20,000 French people were put to death by guillotine. The question is whether or not this behavior by the French government was justified…

terror led by Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety. Robespierre sentenced to death by the guillotine anyone he believed to be against the Revolution. The people of Paris (and France) refer to this as the Reign of Terror – where altogether, Robespierre killed over forty thousand people – including Mary Antoinette and many children. In response, to the three years of terror, a reactionary phase recaptured France and disbanded the Committee of Public Safety. Robespierre is…

That was before the revolutionaries succeeded in the revolution under the rule of Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre was, to many, a cruel ruler, and he is the one that caused the Reign of Terror for the French people. Robespierre was basing off of the idea that, in short, “A monarchy, and any thoughts of keeping a monarchy for France, should be eradicated” This led to Robespierre, the first leader of the new democratic France, to kill any believer of a monarchy based off rumors…

Firstly, Rousseau’s idea of a common good was a familiar phrase of those in the French Revolution. This was a common saying because many important figures of the French Revolution, like Maximilien Robespierre, believed Rousseau had a brilliant philosophy on how a government should run. Secondly, Rousseau’s writings in the Social Contract reflected that he encouraged revolutions. He wrote “when revolutions do to peoples what certain crises do to…

the formation of the constitution, is considered bias as he is only considering men as part of the governmental body. Maximilien Robespierre in his speech done in February of 1794, also proclaims the importance of moral changes for the people of France. In his speech he emphasizes true democracy as virtue, and immortality and vices as being counter revolutionary (Doc 5). Robespierre as being one of the members of the Committee of Public Safety and the Leader of the Reign of Terror, he…

arts. The artist behind the famous painting Oath of the Horatii was Jacques-Louis David. David was a French painter during the era of neoclassical, who was also known later as an active supporter of the French revolution just like his friend Maximilien Robespierre. The neoclassicist of the French revolution times wanted to express the seriousness of the time they had lived in and their want of overthrown the monarchy and bringing the French republic to plan. The French republic was another word…

machine had a large blade attached to a rope that would be dropped swiftly on a victim’s neck, which rested on a stool-like wooden plank below. This device was used hundreds of times during the time of revolt, especially by the tyrannical Maximilien Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobin Club. He was also the man responsible for the death of many citizens of France during the 1700s. Like the American Revolution, this rebellious revolution lost many lives in the process; some innocent, some…

Before the Revolution, the Catholic Church had been one of the most powerful institutions in France. The Bishops and Priests controlled aspects of French society, life, and thought. The leaders of the Revolution believed that the Church had too much control over French society and that this control limited individual expression and thought. The Churches were then placed under government control to limit the powers and privileges of the clergy. The French Revolution had, “introduced new crucial…

How did Jefferson and Robespierre represent the contradictions in their respective revolutions? The main contradiction in both the American and French revolutions was that, at the end of everything, neither were particularly revolutionary. Where Thomas Jefferson claimed all men…