During the Reign of Terror, tens of thousands of civilians were killed in the name of revolution. One of the main reasons why people were killed was that they spoke out against the revolution and its leaders.
Explain why the events that happened in the Reign of Terror in France hundreds of years ago are not supposed to happen in countries like the modern-day U.S.
Check off the two main things that had just happened in the French Revolution as of 1793.
Who did Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety (leaders of the revolutionary forces) say that they hated?
Over 16,000 people were killed by guillotine between 1793 and 1794.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
During the Reign of Terror, more people were killed by guillotine than were killed by guns.
Why was it ironic that Robespierre was killed by the guillotine?
From 1795-1799, France was run by a group of people who killed even more people than the Committee of Public of Safety did.
People had such confidence in the military that they were excited when Napoleon, a military leader, took over France in 1799.
At the end of the French Revolution, France was run by the revolutionaries.