The terror was never meant to hurt France but to help it grow. General Rosin in a document states that " ... will carry terror into the departments where the seed of rebellion was sown..."(doc.5). The terror allowed made people afraid to rebel against the leader of the committee of public safety, Maximilien Robespierre. Without a rebellion to handle within the country, France can focus more on foreign invaders. The reign of terror was used as a way to eliminate the social classes."The law is just ,people remarked, it strikes rich or poor
The terror was never meant to hurt France but to help it grow. General Rosin in a document states that " ... will carry terror into the departments where the seed of rebellion was sown..."(doc.5). The terror allowed made people afraid to rebel against the leader of the committee of public safety, Maximilien Robespierre. Without a rebellion to handle within the country, France can focus more on foreign invaders. The reign of terror was used as a way to eliminate the social classes."The law is just ,people remarked, it strikes rich or poor