The Reign of Terror

Question 1

For what crime was King Louis XVI tried and convicted?

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treason

Question 2

Who wanted a limited or constitutional monarchy?

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the Conservatives

Question 3

What impact did the French Revolution have on the rest of Europe?

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Other European countries declared war on France.

Question 4

What happened after the Committee of Public Safety began to fall apart?

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Power shifted back to the National Convention.

Question 5

An old problem the National Assembly still faced was

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rising debt and poverty.

Question 6

After winning power, the Jacobins sought strong leadership to face overwhelming challenges by

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deciding to form the Committee of Public Safety.

Question 7

Look at the painting The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons by Jacques-Louis David (1789).

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one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve France.

Question 8

What was a positive result of the Reign of Terror?

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Ordinary people won more political rights and freedoms.

Question 9

The National Convention benefited the people and the state by

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seizing all church property and giving it to the people and state.

Question 10

The French Revolution grew more violent mainly because radicals reacted to

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rumors of foreign intervention to end the revolution.

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