who found jacobin club what measures were taken to remove discrimination in the French society and form of French Republic
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1.The Jacobin club was founded by Maxmillian Robeispere in 1789 in Versailles,France.
2.Methods that were adopted were:
•Formation of political clubs: political clubs became big rallying point for people who wished to discuss government policies and plan their own forms of action.
•Members of the Jacobin Club: Its members were from less prosperous sections of society. They included small shopkeepers, artisans like shoemakers, pastry cooks, watch-makers and daily wage earners. A large number of members of the Jacobin Club decided to wear long striped trousers, to look apart. They also wore red caps to symbolise freedom.
All citizens got the right to vote:
All men above 21 years of age regardless of wealth got the right to vote.
Declaration of France as a Republic: The newly elected assembly was called ‘Convention’. On 21 September, 1792, it abolished the monarchy and declared France as a Republic. Now people elected their government. There was no hereditary monarchy.
End of Monarchy: Louis XVI was sentenced to death by a court on the charges of betraying his own country. On 21 January, 1793, he was executed publicly at the Place de la Concorde. The queen, Marie Antoinette also met with the same fate.