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What was a positive result of the Reign of Terror?
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Ordinary people won more political rights and freedoms.
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Look at the painting The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons by Jacques-Louis David (1789). (Sorry no photo) The most likely message this painting sends to French citizens is that
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one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve France.
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After winning power, the Jacobins sought strong leadership to face overwhelming challenges by
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deciding to form the Committee of Public Safety.
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A person forced to leave his or her country is
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an exile.
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The National Convention benefited the people and the state by
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seizing all church property and giving it to the people and state.
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The revolution grew more violent mainly because radicals reacted to
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rumors of foreign intervention to end the revolution.
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What is the best description of the Conservatives?
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They wanted few changes.
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An old problem the National Assembly still faced was
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rising debt and poverty.
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What impact did the French Revolution have on the rest of Europe?
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Other European countries declared war on France.
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What happened after the Committee of Public Safety began to fall apart?
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Power shifted back to the National Convention.
