Who were Jacobins? Name their most prominent leader. Why was this leader guillotined in 1794?
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1. Jacobins were originally a faction or group in Paris who met in the old Dominican convent at the church of St Jacques, and opposed the more moderate Girondin group. The name was soon borrowed in England and applied, not merely to admirers of the French Revolution, but indiscriminately to radicals and reformers.
2. Their leader was Maximilian Robespierre
3. The period from 1793 to 1794 was referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror’ because of the following reasons: Maximilian Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. Any person who did not agree with his policies was guillotined. Robespierre’s government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices.
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