France & Revolution
Radical Revolution & Reaction Name: ______
Directions: Read Chapter 11, Section 2 in your textbook (pp. 350-357). As you are reading, answer the following questions.
1.) As you read, create a diagram listing actions taken by the National Convention:
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2.) Read the “Eyewitness Account” on p. 351. CRITICAL THINKING: What does the mood after the execution reveal about the next phase of the revolution?
3.) Read the “Eyewitness Account” on p. 351. CRITICAL THINKING: Do you think it is important or significant that King Louis XVI’s execution followed the same procedure as everyone else’s? Explain your answer.
4.) What three political clubs emerged in France during the revolution? Explain the differences between each.
5.) Read the “People in History” on p. 352. CRITICAL THINKING: Why did Marat condemn the approach of the Girondins? Use evidence from the reading.
6.) Read the “People in History” on p. 352. CRITICAL THINKING: How were Robespierre’s views different from other revolutionaries? Explain your answer.
7.) What was the purpose of the Committee of Public Safety?
8.) What was the Reign of Terror? Provide examples from the reading in your explanation.
9.) Provide FIVE examples of the Committee of Public Safety’s attempts to control and shape French Society.
10.) How did the Committee of Public Safety identify enemies of the State?
11.) Read the “Reign of Terror” timeline on pp. 354-355. How much time passed between the execution of the king and that of Robespierre?
12.) Read the “Reign of Terror” timeline on pp. 354-355. What did the execution of Louis XVI set in motion in France and in the rest of Europe?
13.) Read the “Reign of Terror” timeline on pp. 354-355. Explain why the reign of terror came to an end. Be specific with your answer.
14.) What was the Revolutionary Army? What role did it play in the revolution?
15.) How did the Revolutionary Army help create nationalism throughout France? Explain your answer.