Jacobin Club

The underlying reason behind the Jacobins' rise to power in 1793 was the fact that they appeared to be saving the revolution. By cultivating a public image that depicted them as revolutionary heroes, the Jacobins were able to gather the public support needed to take power. For example, in September 1792, Jacobin-led National Guards thwarted a Prussian attempt to crush the revolution at Valmy. By capitalising on their victories, the Jacobins soon became th most popular of all the revolutionary clubs, allowing them to take power. Furthermore, the Constitutional Monarchy's failure to mitigate France's problems also played a significant role in the Jacobins' seizure of power. The Bourbon Monarchy had no interest in cooperating with the constitution.…

Jacobins; Tyrants or Peacemakers? Jacobin “peacemakers” assassinated tyrants, just to become the very tyrant they slaughtered. The Jacobins were a radical club, the purpose of the Jacobins was to promote the ideas of the democracy and achieve equality for every citizen of France. Maximillian Robespierre was the most influential member of the Jacobins, and eventually became their leader, and lead them into the French Revolution in 1789. Jacobins fought ten years against the Monarchy for…

factions of French society; the nobles, the clergy, and the commoners. Because they had not met for well over 100 years, the assembly ended in despair. The Third Estate, or the commoners, used this opportunity to declare itself the National Assembly and invited the other Estates to join. According to the “Tennis Court Oath” the National Assembly’s job was to “[Meet] until the constitution of the kingdom shall be established and consolidated upon firm foundations” (58-59). To some Assemblymen…

They seek alliance to expand the correspondence network. Spielvoge indicated that “there were nine hundred Jacobin clubs in France associated with the Parisian center one year later” (576). It is one of the most radical organizations that arose during the Revolution. They were the main advocates of republicanism during the Revolution. It should be studied today because the Jacobin advocated freedom and equality, which was the initial intention of the Revolution. Nation in arms In order to…

There were two major issues that were addressed within these pieces that they assumed brought the Terror closer to reality, a war of liberation and also the belief that the war would rid France of traitors. The political interests of the Girondins were important in determining the movement and result of the revolution, their conflict with the Jacobin Club led to their demise of mass executions taking place and the commencing of the ‘Reign of Terror.’ Their difference in political opinions can…

Robespierre was elected to the Estates General of the French legislature. He became increasingly popular with the people for his attacks on the French monarchy and his advocacy for democratic reforms. He also opposed the death penalty and slavery, an opion that would change later in his political career. Some of his colleagues saw his refusal to compromise and his rigid stand against all authority as extreme and impractical. After a time he left the legislature to push his agenda outside of…

individual who started to speak or act bad against the current government, was considered a rebel and would need to be punished. The guillotine was put and used to kill innocent people and set an example that others would face the same punishment. Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety would rule over France. Robespierre felt that only by running France like a dictatorship that he could create a new France. Over twenty thousand innocent people were executed for a full year, known as…

the people wanted to do more damage to the government. The citizens put in charge Maximilien Francois Marie or Robespierre. This man was considered the most powerful man during the Radical phase. Robespierre wanted the same thing that the people of France did, a formation of a democratic republic, however he did it with a new idea. The people called the time that Robespierre was in charge the Reign of Terror. He created this to put fear into people that wanted to go against the new ideas. He…

The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified? The French Revolution was an important movement in world history. It marked the first time that the lowest class in a country had overthrown the highest class. In France, the Third Estate had decided that they had had enough of unfair taxes and inequality, and so they wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and forced the king at the time, Louis XVI, to share power with the National Assembly. As the Revolution gained more power, its leaders became more…

were forced to take action and intervene with this horrific period that occurred throughout history between 1792-1795. France declaring war on Austria in April 1792 was not successful as after the end of October, Austrian troops as well as the Prussian (recently joined as allies) crossed the north and western borders in order to undermine the revolutionary troops. The revolutionary troops were incapable of defeating the Austro-Prussian forces due to their lack of knowledge of military…