Maximilien Robespierre & the

Reign of Terror

THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETYUse the provided reading & your notes to answer the following questions:

1.) WHAT was & WHY was the COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY created?

2.) List FOUR INTERNAL &/or EXTERNAL THREATS did France face during the Revolution? (critical thinking)

THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUEUse your textbook (page 353-354) to answer the following questions:

1.) WHAT was the REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE? Explain.

2.) What steps did the ‘COPS’ take to create the Republic of Virtue? List THREE examples.

3.) What attempts did the ‘COPS’ take to DE-CHRISTIANIZE France?

THE JACOBINS’ COUP D'ÉTAT Use the provided reading & your notes to answer the following questions:

1.) WHY did the SANS-CULOTTES storm the National Convention? WHAT did they ACCOMPLISH? Be specific.

2.) WHO was the LEADER OF THE JACOBIN FACTION in the National Convention?

3.) WHO did the JACOBINS take control from in the National Convention?

LAZARE CARNOT & THE MILITARYUse your textbook (page 355) to answer the following questions:

1.) How was France’s REVOLUTIONARY ARMY different than previous European Armies? Be specific.

2.) WHO is being called on to participate in FRANCE’S WAR EFFORT? HOW would each participate?

THE REIGN OF TERROR Use your textbook (page 353) to answer the following questions:

1.) How did the ‘COPS’ JUSTIFY THE REIGN OF TERROR?

2.) What percentage of CLERGY & NOBILITY died during the Reign of Terror? …of the THIRD ESTATE?

3.) How did the Committee of Public Safety identify ENEMIES OF THE STATE?

PUBLIC BACKLASH & THE END OF THE TERROR Use your textbook (page 356) to answer the following questions:

1.) List TWO reasons why the Reign of Terror CAME TO AN END.

2.) How did the Reign of Terror end? What was the END RESULT of the Reign of Terror? Explain.