How Did Robespierre Contribute To The French Revolution
Maximilien Robespierre was one of the most outstanding politicians of the French Revolution from 1789 until 1794. At the beginning of his career he was only a democratic, however, since he was the leader of the Jacobins, he managed to rise the power in France and establish a dictatorship of terror where he was implanting the power to all of his companions. Years later, the Convention had enough of him and send him to the guillotine, they did with Robespierre the same thing he did with those who risen against him or the reign of terror, death to the guillotine.
Robespierre started with the dictatorship young. Seeing that he had a popular support, he presented himself to the State General elections in April 1789, he got elected as the fifth
deputy of the Third State. His first task as a politician was to convince the speaker, since he was really good at convincing people to do something. During his career he made more than 160 speeches. As days go by, he was taking an extremist position and he was convinced that it was essential to protect the needs of the people in France and to fight against the aristocratic party. This action encouraged him to join the Jacobins, which he found himself leading at the end of summer 1792, this group gave him power. Since he started leading the Jacobins he received the nickname of the Incorruptible. Robespierre gained his power quickly by first becoming a member of the revolution, which was holding the local power at the time, then he became the city’s representative in the National Convention, this is where he gained all his powers.
After removing Danton’s power, Robespierre became a strong man on the Constitution. He established a dictatorship in order to ‘protect’ the revolution from multiple threats. However, what for Robespierre seemed protection, for others seemed death and dictatorship. He imposed a repression in order to prevent the Revolution to fail. In 1974 he began to physically eliminate all kinds of anti revolutionaries such as aristocrats, traitors and capitalists. With these prosecutions, Robespierre sentenced up to 43,000 deaths to the guillotine in one year. He established a dictatorial establishment knows as The Reign of Terror, which had 14 armies in the country to defend France from the enemies. As in result of all of these deaths and further repression to his opponents, he begins to lose support from his supporters, and the popular party.
On the 27 of July 1794, he was banned the access to the National Convention. A body of people opposed from this action and took under their control the City of Paris, together with some of Robespierre’s supporters and followers. However, under this attacks to the City of Paris, Robespierre was injured in the jaw and under uncertain proves and circumstances he was arrested. At the end he ended up falling with his ‘political fall’, caused by the instability he created. On the 28 of July, Robespierre was sentenced to death on the guillotine together with his followers and they were all executed later that day. With their death the Reign of Terror ended and a new period of freedom.
Robespierre started with the dictatorship young. Seeing that he had a popular support, he presented himself to the State General elections in April 1789, he got elected as the fifth
deputy of the Third State. His first task as a politician was to convince the speaker, since he was really good at convincing people to do something. During his career he made more than 160 speeches. As days go by, he was taking an extremist position and he was convinced that it was essential to protect the needs of the people in France and to fight against the aristocratic party. This action encouraged him to join the Jacobins, which he found himself leading at the end of summer 1792, this group gave him power. Since he started leading the Jacobins he received the nickname of the Incorruptible. Robespierre gained his power quickly by first becoming a member of the revolution, which was holding the local power at the time, then he became the city’s representative in the National Convention, this is where he gained all his powers.
After removing Danton’s power, Robespierre became a strong man on the Constitution. He established a dictatorship in order to ‘protect’ the revolution from multiple threats. However, what for Robespierre seemed protection, for others seemed death and dictatorship. He imposed a repression in order to prevent the Revolution to fail. In 1974 he began to physically eliminate all kinds of anti revolutionaries such as aristocrats, traitors and capitalists. With these prosecutions, Robespierre sentenced up to 43,000 deaths to the guillotine in one year. He established a dictatorial establishment knows as The Reign of Terror, which had 14 armies in the country to defend France from the enemies. As in result of all of these deaths and further repression to his opponents, he begins to lose support from his supporters, and the popular party.
On the 27 of July 1794, he was banned the access to the National Convention. A body of people opposed from this action and took under their control the City of Paris, together with some of Robespierre’s supporters and followers. However, under this attacks to the City of Paris, Robespierre was injured in the jaw and under uncertain proves and circumstances he was arrested. At the end he ended up falling with his ‘political fall’, caused by the instability he created. On the 28 of July, Robespierre was sentenced to death on the guillotine together with his followers and they were all executed later that day. With their death the Reign of Terror ended and a new period of freedom.