1. Reign of Terror
September 5th 1793 – July 28th 1794

2. What was the Reign of Terror?
This was an attempt to defend the French Revolution from internal enemies
Meant to chase away foreign countries that were invading France
These countries were afraid the ideas of the French Revolution would spread to their own countries

3. Jacobin & Girondin
French church officials opposed the Revolution (had to take an oath to the state)
The Jacobins took over the Committee on Public Safety in July, 1793
Friends of the Constitution
A Jacobin leader is soon assassinated by a Girondin
Rival faction within the National assembly that didn’t want to see the spiraling of the revolution into the Reign of Terror

4. Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety
Comm. is the French Executive Government
On August 17th, the French government decides to install a universal draft to fight the war against Austria and Prussia
On September 5th, the Terror begins to punish enemies within France

5. Robespierre

6. National Bath Tub
On September 17th, the French government created the Law of Suspects
This allows people to be easily accused of treason
By the end of 1793, France is able to fight off Austria, Russia, Spain and England
Noyades take place in Nantes
public drowning's aimed against clergy

8. The End of the Reign of Terror
Members of the National Convention feel that they will soon be persecuted
They overthrow Robespierre and send him and his followers to the guillotine
After this, the Thermidorian Reaction takes place, where some more are sent to the guillotine
Revolt in the revolution against the excesses of the Reign of Terror
After this, the Reign of Terror begins to fade

9. Guillotine About 15,000-40,000 perished due to the Guillotine
Vendors would sell programs of those that would die
The last public guillotining would take place in France in 1939
The last guillotining was in 1977, France abolished the death penalty in 1981
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