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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau had inspired many revolutionists on either side‚ including one Robespierre‚ though he may not have entirely agreed with them. Rousseau’s idea of a perfect government centered around the idea that it acted as an intermediary between the people and the sovereign. This paper will discuss what Rousseau may have thought about what Robespierre did with his power as well as the French Revolution. Robespierre is known to have taken inspiration from Rousseau’s views‚ however he acted as

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    someone didn’t like you or suspected something bad about you‚ it could get you killed. Many politicians didn’t agree with the ideas of Robespierre‚ so he had them be decapitated. The town of Lyons didn’t approve of the National Convention’s authority so “revolutionaries destroyed 1600 homes and chopped off 12 heads in five minutes (Doc.C).” It was a cruel way for Robespierre to get rid of them. The reign of Terror also took away the people’s freedom. The people couldn’t really do anything without being

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    women brought the kind and the queen back to paris. Robespierre have no longer believe in king. Robespierre was a lawyer and politician. He wanted to kill the king using guillotine which is a killing machine. Robespierre started “The Great Terror” which is a period of extreme violence. Robespierre had a nick called the”Incorruptible”‚ which means anyone who oppose Robespierre they will die.For example‚ George Danton was killed by Robespierre because he wants to get back to normalcy. During

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    David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting‚ his influence determined the course of fashion‚ furniture design‚ and interior decoration and was reflected in the development of moral philosophy. His art was a sudden and decisive break with tradition‚ and from this break "modern art" is dated. David studied with Vien‚ and after winning the Prix de Rome (which had been refused him four times‚ causing him to attempt suicide by starvation) he accompanied

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    World History Notes Chapter 18 Section 3 Coach King Cierra Butler A Period Suffrage- the right to vote Robespierre- a shrewd lawyer and politician‚ quickly rose to the leadership of the Committee of Public Safety. Reign of Terror- which lasted from September 1793 to July 1794. Guillotine- the engine of the terror‚ its fast-falling blade extinguished life instantly. Napoleon Bonaparte- a popular military hero who had won a series of brilliant victories against the Austrians in Italy. Nationalism-

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    had begun‚ and the following year King Louis VXI was executed. Ultimately‚ these acts led to the rise of Maximilien Robespierre and what became‚ essentially‚ the dictatorship of the Committee of Public Safety. The years of 1793 and 1794 came to be known as the Reign of Terror‚ in which many as 40‚000 people were killed. Eventually the Jacobins fell from power and Robespierre was executed. In 1795 the Directory took control of the country‚ a power it would it assume until 1799. All of this turmoil

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    Shaleen The Reign Of Terror The Reign of Terror‚ also known just as “The Terror”‚ was a brief period of time in the French Revolution full of complete disaster and bloodshed. Over 20‚000 people were “officially” executed‚ while many died in jail‚ due to many causes‚ mainly consisting of an organization (Mythyloke; Britannica.com). On September 5th of 1793‚ the Revolutionary Government of France decided to make “ Terror” the order of the day and to take severe actions against those suspected

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    Name: Kerwens Charles Period: 4 Haiti‚ known as Saint-Domingue before the revolution‚ it was the richest colony in the Americas in 1789. Almost half a million slaves toiled on its sugar‚ coffee‚ indigo‚ and cotton plantations. More than thirty thousand new African slaves arrived each year‚ both to replace the many that died of overwork or disease and also to fuel the rapid economic expansion that the colony experienced in the 1780s

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    guillotine‚the government used it to kill many innocent people during the Reign of terror. The Reign of terror started from September 5‚ 1793 to July 27‚ 1794 after the death of King louis XVI.The Reign of terror charged by a man called Maximilien De Robespierre‚ he was a great politician and lawyer. He executes the people who by saying something critical of the revolutionary government and who oppose him.In that period of time it killed about 40‚000 poeple and all bloods were around the guillotine.In

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    defending Mainz and was considered an aristocrat‚ and was sentenced to death. Josephine who was considered too close to the counter-revolutionary financial circles was imprisoned‚ but five days later was freed due to the death of Maximilien de Robespierre‚ which led to the fall of Reign of Terror. Soon Josephine was a mistress of Vicomte de Baras‚ who was a government leader‚ under whose influence Josephine was able to get back some of her late husband’s property. With her close relationships with

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