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How did the French reign of terror affect the first and second estate?
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Under the terror period, the first estate (the nobility) was treated as suspect to the revolutionaries. Those who were suspect of conspiring against the revolution were arrested and often executed. Those fearing for their life left France for Germany or England. In both cases, their properties were confiscated to the state.
The members of clergy (the second estate) were associated with nobility for the upper clergy, as they mostly came from its ranks. To counter the power or clout of the Catholic church, priests had to take an oath or sort of pledge of allegiance to the revolution. Those who resisted were treated as suspect, and hence doomed to execution. In some parts of the country, a civil war developed between priest-led militias and revolutionaries, who won through their organization and ruthless tactics.
Summary: unless they demonstrated their loyalty to the regime, members of both the 1st and 2nd estate were often mercilessly hunted and executed as suspects.
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What man ushered in the 'Reign of Terror' phase of the French Revolution?
If there is a one single man who initiated cause the "reign of terror" during the French Revolution Robespierre can be blamed. Ultimately he became a victim of terror when he was executed.
Why was Maximillien Robespierre famous?
Robespierre was responsible for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He was eventually guillotined.
What made the French Revolution evil?
The Reign of Terror.
French political society Reign of Terror?
The Jacobins.
What was the name of the group that ruled in France after the Reign of Terror?
The third estate. :)
Which estate had the greatest number of members sent to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror?
Their main goal was to kill the nobles, so the Second Estate.
The storming of the Bastille occurred?
after the Third Estate declared themselves to be the National Assembly
What estate were the majority of the victims of the Reign of Terror members of?
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What famous war lead to the Reign of Terror?
The answer would be the French War. The Reign of Terror is also known as The Terror or la Terreur in French. This began in September of 1793 and ended in July of 1794.
How rich and powerful were the Second Estate in the French Revolution?
They were very, very rich and had a great deal of "pull or leverage" in many areas, but a large number had estates and investments in other "safe havens" and chose to "get out of Dodge" until the clang of th guillotine had been silenced. The same was true of course for the Third Estate with adequate secure funds. They escaped the Reign of Terror and lost much of their French wealth, but they had their lives and adequate cash to make a new start elsewhere.
What did Thomas Jefferson believe about the french revolution and reign of terror?
He wholly supported the French Revolution and believed that the Reign of Terror was an understandable, yet regrettable, response to the excesses of the French monarchy.
When did the reign of terror start?
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What was the Reign of Terror part of?
The French Revolution.
What did Maximillien Robespierre do in the region of terror?
He used terror as a tool of the state to guard the French Revolution.
Who led the Regine of terror?
Maximilien Robespierre led the reign of terror during the French revolution.
What was the Committee of the public safety?
It was used as an instrument of terror for the protection of the French Revolution.used as an instrument of terror
What actors and actresses appeared in Simonet the Terror of the French - 2009?
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