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Robespierre and The Reign of Terror



Before the the start of the democracy the French Revolution promised there came a period known as The Reign of Terror, this era came about because there was a power-struggle between the different groups in France at the time. One group arose atop all and they were named the Jacobins, there mission was to rid the streets of Paris of anyone connected to the Old Regime.

The Jacobins way off eliminating the competition was by way of the famous French execution machine know as the guillotine the Jacobins cut the heads off of anyone they thought might be against them and there ideas. King Louis XVI was found guilty of treason by the Jacobins and his head was cut off in public for everyone to see

Maximilien Robespierre also known as the Master of the Terror was one of the most recognizable people in France's fight for democracy. Robespierre was a cruel dictator that thought the best possible way to be the head was to chop off someone else's. There was terror that gripped France, because of Robespierre. Eventually People grew tired of Robespierre cutting people's heads off. A conspiracy was organized against Robespierre by the government. He was arrested and his head was cut off accompanied by the shouts of happiness coming from the french people. The Reign of Terror was over.