The Reign of Terror Revision mind map Elizabeth

The Reign of Terror Revision mind map Elizabeth Francis Philip Allan Publishers © 2015

The Reign of Terror Key dates: • 22 September 1792: France is declared a republic • 21 January 1793: Louis XVI is executed • 6 April: National Convention creates Committee of Public Safety • 24 June: Constitution is established • 5 September: Reign of Terror begins • 29 September: Robespierre’s Maximum implements a ceiling on prices • 16 October: Marie-Antoinette is executed • 27 July 1794: Robespierre is overthrown The execution of Louis XVI: Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and, on 21 January 1793, executed at the guillotine. On 16 October 1793, his wife, Marie-Antoinette, was executed. Philip Allan Publishers © 2015 Key people: • The Reign of Terror key dates, events and people • • The National Convention of the French Republic: Louis XVI: French king; executed by new republican government in January 1793 Maximilien Robespierre: Jacobin leader who seized control of National Convention and Committee of Public Safety; later instigated the Reign of Terror Georges Danton: longtime Jacobin and close associate of Robespierre who was executed after he began questioning the extremes to which Robespierre was going in the Reign of Terror convention of delegates to oversee the country Committee of Public Safety: The National Convention created the Committee to keep peace and order within France and protect the country from external threats. During the Reign of Terror between 15, 000 and 50, 000 French citizens were beheaded at the guillotine.