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The Committee of Public Safety
and the Rise of Robespierre
 French
 Membership throughout
the
 Advocated more
reforms, the
of
the monarchy, and the
establishment of a
 Backed by the
(Paris
)
–
key
 IN
1792, A RADICAL GROUP
TOOK CONTROL OF THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
 THE
RADICALS FORMED A
COMMITTEE AND
EXERCISED TOTAL CONTROL
OVER FRANCE’S
GOVERNMENT AND
SOCIETY
 THIS
GROUP WAS LED BY
ROBESPIERRE
 Participated
in the revolution
from the beginning but took
control in 1792
 Led the revolution during the
“radical” period
 Chairman of the Committee
of Public Safety
 Favored radical ideas from
the Enlightenment
Elimination of Religion
Elimination of the Monarchy
Favored democracy…
Elimination of the Nobility
 Abolished
the Catholic
Church and all other
religions
 Persecuted
and executed
Catholic Clergy
 Destroyed
churches and
confiscated all Church
lands
 Allowed
women to own
property
 Established
complete
equality for all male
citizens
 Favored
the lower classes
over the middle classes
and wealthy
 Abolished the monarchy
o Executed King Louis XVI and
Queen Marie Antoinette in 1793
 Created
a democratic republic
with elected representatives
 Established UNIVERSAL
MALE SUFFRAGE
o The right for all men to vote and
elect their leaders
 Government
took over
people’s lives and was led by
radicals