Jacobins and Girondins were two political groups that were fighting for power during the times of constitutional monarchy in France. However, the two groups used different methods in claiming power. This is because Jacobins were the violent groups while Girondins were the moderate part of Jacobins. In 1791, King Louis XVI tried to sneak out of the country to Austria so that he can come up with an agreement with Austria so that they can fight the revolutionaries (Tarrow, 2011). However, he was caught before he got out of the country. Jacobins and Girondins wanted a change in the ruling of the country, but they differed in ideologies. This is because Jacobins wanted the king to be pushed out violently while the Girondins wanted the king to remain …show more content…
This is because although Jacobins were violent and aggressive they wanted liberty in the country and independence (Wokler, 1998). This difference in ideologies and social class caused tension between the two groups hence causing the Reign of Terror. In case the two groups were from the same class then they would not have the differences that led to the formation of the two groups causing the Reign of Terror.
The geographical difference between the two groups was another factor that contributed to the conflict between Jacobins and Girondins (Germani, 2002). This is because Jacobins being the elite and the elite of the country live in urban centers. On the other hand, Girondins lived in the rural areas as they were poor to afford accommodation in the urban centers. The geographic backgrounds of people have been found to affect the thinking of a person.
This is because people from rural areas grow in a peaceful environment where there is little force involved among people. However, people who live in urban areas grow in a competitive environment hence making most of the urban people to be aggressive in fighting for what they want. People from rural areas use peaceful methods in coming up with solutions to issues affecting
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This made followers of both groups to be involved in conflicts that led to the death of many people especially during the September Massacre. This difference between the groups facilitated the occurrence of Reign of Terror. This is because people lived knowing that war could erupt between the two groups at any time.
Jacobins took over power and changed the ruling if France from a monarch to a republic. This means that the country was led by the rich people of the country. The poor had no representative, and they were the ones who formed Girondins Group. Jacobins came to power, but they were very unstable even to go to war against Austria. This instability was also experienced in the country because they were not even able to calm down the chaos in the country. However, they went to war against Austria and were
The horrendous acts of the Jacobin leaders during the Reign of Terror led to many unfortunate deads and crimes. Robespierre was a power hungry tyrant, he was unforgiving. He killed Louis and thousands of others because he had become paranoid. His proposal of Republic of Virtue left the people hungry and angry. He also tried to protect the revolution but the plan backfired. All together, these horrible acts prove that the tyrants were extremely power hungry and blood
The French revolution was a significantly dangerous time period because of the chaos and conflict that took place in the streets of France, resulting in the mass slaughter of thousands of innocent people. Within the revolution, there were many characters who took part in resolving the conflicts that had arisen. One thing that sparked the revolution was the shortage of food caused by a drought which lead to the bread prices going up since most were too poor to afford food at the new price people started revolting against their government in hopes to be heard and treated fairly while many were still dying of hunger. Within the revolution, there were figures such as George Danton, Jean Bailly and Reine Audu who contributed in the development and the recognition of the 3rd estate.
They were starving to death and so were their children while the nobles and clergy were having grand feasts. They were sick of the government. They used violence to send their message across and bring attention to their cause. The people had come this far and were not prepared to watch their efforts lead to failure and an absolute monarch restoration.
The first reason the Reign of Terror was not justified was because the inside/outside threats against the revolution didn’t warrant it. The Prussians and Australians were fighting against the revolution to keep their king and to not have the ideas of the revolutions (Doc C) so in turn Robespierre declared a military draft where all adult males would be forced by the Levee en Masse where the vendee region in france were totally against (Doc B). Rightfully so as well considering the fact that when Robespierre declared for the draft the threat had practically been stopped and so there was no real need for the draft and in turn no need for the Reign of Terror. It also proves the
They entered a war amongst each other because lower class was challenging the government, which concluded to many people fleeing France to go to Britain and Austria. The king of France, Louis XVI, was charged with treason and guillotined, causing the Reign of Terror, which took place when Maximilien de Robespierre tried to kill over 17000 men and women. As the country of France was declining in government and economy General Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor and fifteen years after the French Revolution, France was ruled under a dictatorship (“French Revolution”). The French Revolution was inspired by the Enlightenment and Declaration of Independence because just as the Americans, the French had been fighting for freedom from the monarchy for not supporting the country of France during a period of debt. The Revolution was based from the ideas of both the Enlightenment and the Declaration of Independence derived from John Locke’s ideals of government. This includes how the people should have a representative in the government and if they are unhappy with the government, they are able to break away to start a new one. In the end, the French had lost the Revolution by having a democratic government, which later transcended into a dictatorship (“Enlightenment
The French Revolution was a period of political upheaval that occurred in France during the latter half of the 18th century. This revolution marked an end to the system of feudalism and the monarchy in France and a rise to democracy and new Enlightenment ideas. By 1789, when the revolution began, France was in a deep financial crisis due to the debt they had obtained over many years of reckless spending and France was nearly bankrupt. These financial issues fell almost completely on the bottom social class or the Third Estate which made up a majority of the country. Because of this financial trouble the common people were heavily taxed leaving many of them in poverty. In addition to the economic issues, France also held an Estate System that led to heavy
Marat constantly used his notorious newspaper as a weapon against the opposing faction, often encouraging people towards mob violence against the Girondins. In fact, Marat was even seen encouraging the mob of Jacobins that were evicting Girondins in June of 1793 (Streissguth 22-23). Marat was also an anti-monarchist who was against the formation of the republic. These combined factors, violence against Girondins and the threat that Marat posed to Republican virtues, were reason enough for Corday, a born and bred Girondin supporter of the Republic, to begin plotting his death. Corday feared that Marat’s thirst for violence would doom France’s already weakened condition into a civil war. She believed that only the Girondins could solve the conundrums that her beloved nation faced, and thus she held Marat responsible for them because he was in large culpable for the fall of the Girondins (Barfield 150). Corday believed that his death would allow the Revolution to “regain ideals and cure itself of the mindless violence inspired by Marat’s newspaper” (Streissguth
Casy's jail mate assuages his condition by comparing it to the days of the French Revolution. During the Revolution, a group of radicals (the Jacobins) attempted to crush all opposition within France.
The first underlying cause of the French Revolution was the Old Regime. The people of France were divided into three estates. The first estate was composed of the highest church officials. They held about ten percent of all the land in France. They paid no direct taxes to the royal government. The second estate was made up of nobles. They were only two percent of France’s population, but owned twenty percent of the land. They paid no taxes (Krieger 483). The third estate accounted for ninety-eight percent of France’s population. The third estate was divided into three groups; the middle class, known as the bourgeoisie, the urban lower classes, and the peasant farmers. The third estate lost about half their income in taxes. They paid feudal dues, royal taxes, and also owed the corvee, a form of tax paid with work (Krieger 484).
As the Reign of Terror in France grew and invoked fear the internal threats became more radical and deadly. The French Revolution began in 1789 as an attempt to create a new and fair government. (Doc A) As year four of freedom lurched the thirst for power in Maximilien Robespierre stirred and the hunger for more blood provoked him urging him to create the Reign of Terror. 1793, the first year of the Reign of Terror, Robespierre grasped on to his new power and as the revolution spun out of control the Jacobins Club established a new way to “fight enemies” by constructing a Committee of Public Safety and a Tribunal Court. (Doc A) This new government was working swell it contained counterrevolutionaries in the Vendée Region, and it smothered and ferreted the internal threats. (Docs A, C, G) The counterrevolutionaries adopted a name that meant trouble – the rabble. (Doc D) In a letter written by a city official of the Town of Niort a...
The Reign of Terror History is said to be written by the winners, but is it possible to rewrite the history of the rewrite? In a way, the French, like many who have preceded them, and many who will proceed have done the impossible, rewriting history. From trivial folklore, such as George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, to the incredibly wrong, the African slave trade; people's views of history can be. shaped and molded by the. The French have done a superb job of instilling all of us.
Throughout history, countless uprisings have occurred. Historians classify any forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system as a revolution. The success or failure of a revolution is directly related to the revolution’s causes and consequences. The French Revolution was more successful than the Nicaraguan Revolution, because the Nicaraguan Revolution left the country in social and financial ruin, foreign powers had much greater interference, and it precipitated a period of political unrest with multiple leadership changes. One cause of both revolutions was that people from all social classes were discontented.
The French Revolution is one of the most ideologically charged historical events in Western History and the historians who study this event fall into schools of thought based on their conclusions about the who brought about the cause of the Revolution, the efficacy of the methods used during the Revolution, especially the radicals during the Reign of Terror, and the idea of using a total history when evaluating the Revolution and if there were other factors than those first given during the immediate aftermath of the event. Some historians for example critique the Revolution as a just revolution only until a certain point or not all, depending on their political identity, while others find the actions of the people were fair given their circumstances
During the French Revolution in 1792, an effort was made to remove Austrian presence from French lands. This came about in part because King Louis XVI wanted to seek help from the Austrians to remove the reformers, persuading France to declare war on Austria. The Jacobins were afraid that this war would have an irreversible effect on the Revolution. Therefore the Jacobins, believing in having a duty to the nation, preached nationalistic and liberal ideals to the entire nation, using every kind of communication available to them at the time. Jacobins inspired patriotism in the young men drafted into the war to draw upon their own nationalism-to fight for France. This led to victory over Austria and in the process, France acquired Belgium. Although nationalism was used to raise the hopes of the French people to victory, it was not the cause of the war. “The American and French revolutions were crucial phases in the history of liberalism.” (Perry, 377). During these revolutions, signs of nationalistic ideas became apparent that were associated with later wars in Europe.
The legislative Assembly promoted liberty, equality, secularism, freedom of thought and replaced the Constitutional Monarchy with the Republic. It also declared war against Austria and Prussia in 1792. The government organised Terror of the Regime to eliminate enemies of the regime. The radical Jacobins won over the moderate Girondins. The Terror of the Regime ended with the execution of Jacobin leader Robespierre in 1794.