Who were the Jacobins? Write about it in three points.
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The leader of the Jacobin club was Maximilian Robespierre.
The Jacobins or the society of the Friends of the Constitution was the most famous and influential club prior to the French Revolution.
The Jacobin gots its name from the former convent of St Jacob in Paris.
It became an important rallying point for people who wished to discuss government policies and plan their own forms of action.
The member of Jacobin club belonged mainly to the less wealthy society which included small shopkeepers, printers, artisans like shoe-makers, watch-makers, servants, daily- wage workers, party cooks etc.
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member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
The Jacobin's Club was a political club made of people with petty jobs such as small businessmen, workers etc. Their leader was Maximilian Robespierre. It is named after the former convent of St. Jacob.