Radical Revolution Vocab
Katelyn Vazquez period 8
Guillotine
Definition: A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people
Historical significance: Was said to be a painless way of killing people.
National Convention
Definition: A single chamber assembly in France.
Historical Significance: Governed France.
Maximilien Robspierre
Definition: A French lawyer and politician
Historical Significance: One of the most influential figures of the French Revolution.
Georges Danton
Definition: The first president of the Committee of Public Safety.
Historical Significance: Leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution.
Girondins
Definition: Members of the Gironde, a political group operating in France from 1791 to 1795 during the French Revolution.
Historical Significance: Were active within the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention.