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• By 1792, the divisions between the Girondists, the Jacobins, and the sans-culottes had not been fixed
• But they could at least all agree that France was in danger of being invaded by one or several European powers
• In the spring of 1792, France declared war on Austria, but it doesn’t go very well for France at the beginning
• In September 1792 France is declared a republic
• The monarchy is abolished (Louis XVI is stripped of all title)
• After a short trial in January 1793, the former King Louis XVI, now called “Citizen Louis Capet,” is executed
The King is dead! Now what?
• The power struggle between the Girondists, the Jacobins, and the Sans-Culottes really heats up
But not everyone approves...
• Charlotte Corday, a Girondist who despised Marat’s calls for death and more violence
• But the violence of the Jacobins silences the Girondists’ calls for peace. Girondist leaders are rounded up and executed.
• A group of 12 men, called the Committee of Public Safety (COPS) ruled France and ruthlessly sought out and executed “enemies of the revolution”
• For his beliefs, Danton is deemed an enemy of the revolution and is executed in April 1794.
"Don't forget to show my head to the people. It's well worth seeing."
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