A supporter of the more moderate Girondins, she was responsible for the murder of Marat in 1793. Although she said she acted alone, it marked the start of an increase in the terror.

This man came to power as the leader of the Convention in 1793 and was the leading figure in the Terror. He ended up being a victim of the guillotine in 1794 and his death marked the end of the Terror.

This group were more radical. They were supported by the sans-culottes and wanted to take the Revolution further by removing all traces of the ‘old France’. They wanted to punish anyone that had benefited from the time before the Revolution as well as those they saw as enemies of the Revolution.

This group were more moderate. They argued for the war against Austria and Prussia but became unpopular with the poorer citizens due to economic shortages and military defeats. They were also seen as working for the benefit of the middle classes and not being tough enough on the nobility and clergy.

This man was a key member of the Convention that argued for the arrest of the Girondins. His murder in 1793 set off an increase in the Terror.

This man was the leader of the san-culottes. He was executed in 1794.

In December 1793 soldiers loyal to the Revolution killed approximately how many people in the eastern French city of Nantes?

This organisation was set up in March 1793 to fight enemies of the Revolution. There were 12 members and they oversaw the arrest and executions that were carried out during the Terror.

In June 1794 a new law was passed that sped up the trials of suspected traitors to the Revolution. How did it achieve this? (choose 2)

The period known as the 'Terror' lasted for just over a year and claimed the lives of approximately how many French people?

Roughly what percentage of those killed were members of the 'Third Estate'?