HST 111 Study Guide - Arson, Maximilien Robespierre, Jacobin

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: History
• Course: HST 111
• Professor: Maria Piccioni

Document Summary

Use of the reign of terror established him as france s. From within the midst of france s revolution emerged the most important revolutionary. Maximilien robespierre began his appearance and commencement of power during the revolution. His enforcement of the reign of terror was not a tyrant s shield from losing his power, but instead was to install order to aid and strengthen the revolution. Robespierre was the most vital component to further the revolution for he was a determined leader who practiced law and established himself as a passionate figurehead. His vigorous belief in equality, virtue, democracy, and liberty gave him recognition as exactly what france needed, and his to the bone motivation installing law and order to remove corruption was his basis for justice. In maximilien robespierre s family, there was the practice of law, and similarly to his father and grandfather he had a well-established law practice in arras.