Question

Write a brief note on the Jacobins

Answer 1

The member of the Jacobin club belonged mainly to the less prosperous sections of society. They included small shopkeeper,artisans,such as shoemaker,pastrycook,watch-maker. Their leader was Maximilian Robespierre. A large group among the Jacobins decided to start In summer of wearing long striped trousers similar to those worn by dock worker.This was to set themselves a part from the fashionable section of society, especially nobles , who wore knee breeches.This jacobin came to be known as the sans-culottes,literally meaning'those without knee breeches '.In summer of 1792 the Jacobin planned an insurrection of a large number of Parisians who were angered by the short supplies and high food .