1. What happens during “The Reign of Terror”??
Terror Grips France
What happens during “The Reign of Terror”??

2. A. Prussia & Austria demand Assembly return Louis to full power
I. Rise of Jacobins
A. Prussia & Austria demand Assembly return Louis to full power
B. National Assembly declares war on Prussia & Austria
C. Revolutionaries in Nat’l Assembly jail Louis & his family VS
D. A radical faction of the Nat’l Assembly called the “Jacobins” take control of Assembly
1. their leader Jean-Paul Marat abolishes the monarchy
E : Louis is put on trial for treason - found guilty & executed
F. When Marat is killed Jacobins want revenge on Marie Antoinette

3. II. Robespierre & The Reign of Terror
A. Fr. begins winning key battles in war against Prussia & Aus., causing Britain, Netherlands & Spain to join the war
B. 1793: Jacobins, now led by Maximilien Robespierre, orders a draft – 800K citizens drafted
C. Robespierre abolishes slavery but calls for the execution of “enemies of the revolution”
1. Robespierre forms Committee for Public Safety,
a. 40K executed, 85% from the 3rd Estate
2. Robespierre’s rule is the “Reign of Terror”
D. 1794: Fearing their own safety, members of the Assembly arrest Robespierre, have him executed

4. The Guillotine – Capital Punishment in France Pg 225
Questions: (answer in complete sentences in your notes)
Who was the guillotine named after and how did they justify the machine?
When was the guillotine first introduced in France and how did crowds react to it?
What did many doctors believe happened after the execution?
Do you feel the guillotine is cruel and unusual punishment? Why/why not?