Maximilien Robespierre

found it difficult to precisely define a reason as to what caused ‘The Terror,’ this is due to it being a culmination of terrible events leading to tyranny. ‘The Terror’ can be defined as the period within 1793 and 1794, when the Robespierre subjugated Jacobian group executed, without remorse, any opposing citizens to their regime. Through the critical analysis of Maximilien Robespierre’s speech ‘On the moral and political principles of domestic policy’ in conjunction with Revolutionary France written by Furet Francois and other secondary sources, this essay will argue the differing perspectives provided by historians to discover a definitive cause to ‘The Terror’ through a common relationship that it holds with the theme of virtue. The context of this period being, the Industrial…

Gavri Kepets History Essay Maximilien Robespierre: Hero of the Revolution or Villain to the People? Outline: Intro: The casualties and horror caused by Robespierre’s “Reign of Terror” did not justify his motive to advance the revolution. The Reign of Terror Why did it start? What were the effects of the Reign of Terror? The Revolution Was the Reign of Terror justified? Paragraph One: How the Reign of Terror Started Robespierre’s life Robespierre’s rise to power Background information about the…

Maximilien de Robespierre was a French revolutionary with ties to both the French Revolution as well as the Reign of Terror. Robespierre studied law and went on to be an advocate for the lower class of France. Robespierre aided in the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. As a radical Jacobin leader, Robespierre called for political change in the French monarchy. Robespierre gained a great deal of power during the Reign of Terror. He began to use it as a way to eliminate…

The French Revolution came as a great surprise to the French. It can be said that France had many problems but France’s absolute monarchy itself was a cause for the Revolution (French Revolution, pg. 1) France guarded the traditional structure of society and moved slowly in regards to modernizing the economy. Long-term problems like overcrowding, overseas exploration, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution did not help because the government was slow to respond. Maximilien Robespierre…

Who is doing this?” Harry asked, “The committee of public safety is in charge of trials and execution, it is run by 12 men created to help deal with all of the threats. Maximilien Robespierre is one of the chiefs, he thinks we can only achieve the goals of the revolution though terror.” This is bad he thought, he looked over at the guillotine and imagined his head being chopped off. Robespierre was influenced by Rousseau’s ideas in having a Supreme Being to guide the course of the nation. After…

The Reign of Terror was a period of time when many ordinary citizens, dictators, and political figures were executed. Maximilien Robespierre, a jacobin leader, governed France and during this time many causes happened like the Battles in France, the establishment of the Committee of Public Safety and Robespierre's leadership of the Jacobins. As Wars continue, the National Convention had to deal with Austria and Prussia, which turned back at the Battle of Valmy. When they took office, the…

evident in the French Revolution, specifically the Terror (1793-1794), which was a period of anarchy in France. A despot refers to government which holds all the power and uses it in an oppressive and tyrannical way. The revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre seemed despotic during the Terror, through several of his actions such as; his exploitation of fear, his de-Christianisation of France and his organized execution of ‘enemies of the revolution.’ Robespierre intended to provide…

After the execution of King Louis XVI, the national assembly appointed a 12 man Committee of Public Safety to run France. Maximilien Robespierre, a great orator dominated the committee and led the army to protect the nations borders. To defend from internal enemies, he enacted the Reign of Terror. During the year 1973-1974, anyone suspected of aiding the enemy was swiftly put on trial and sent to the guillotine. Terror became the order of the day, as Robespierre stated, “Softness to traitors…

XVI was beheaded in January 1793 through July 1794. Within that time period, over 20,000 were put to rest by the guillotine. Maximilien de Robespierre was perhaps the famous French Revolutionary. Educated as a lawyer, he believed in Rousseau’s teaching that the right to govern comes from the people. Robespierre also held the belief that all people should be able to vote. He dreamed of making France a constitutional republic rather than a monarchy. He was one of the creators of the Reign of…

The Reign of Terror, which lasted from 1793 to 1794, was a period of severe violence during the French Revolution, which was led by Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety ruled during the Reign of Terror and killed thousands at the guillotine. Robespierre’s followers were called the Jacobins which were the most powerful and radical political faction during the time and he was a spokesman for urban workers, who became known as the sans-culottes. The purpose of the…