The Reign of Terror

Question 1

After winning power, the National Assembly

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could not agree on its goals.

Question 2

An old problem the National Assembly still faced was

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rising debt and poverty.

Question 3

Which two factions disagreed on the French Revolution’s path?

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Jacobins and the Conservatives

Question 4

For what crime was King Louis XVI tried and convicted?

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treason

Question 5

What is the best description of the Conservatives?

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They wanted few changes.

Question 6

For how many years did the Reign of Terror last?

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one

Question 7

What was a positive result of the Reign of Terror?

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Ordinary people won more political rights and freedoms.

Question 8

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

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Power shifted back to the National Convention.

Question 9

The French Revolution grew more violent mainly because radicals reacted to

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rumors of foreign intervention to end the revolution.

Question 10

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.

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