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Which among the following statement is not correct about the Reign of Terror?

Options

  1. AThe Jacobins dashed out the Girondists with the help of sans-culottes.
  2. BThe jacobins were in league with the French clergy
  3. CThe arrest for anti-revolutionary activities was by law restricted to the political class.
  4. DThe Reign of Terror came to an end with the execution of Robespierre by guillotine in July 1794.

Correct answer

C. The arrest for anti-revolutionary activities was by law restricted to the political class.

Step-by-step solution

The Reign of Terror was a dark and violent period of time during the French Revolution. Radicals took control of the revolutionary government. They arrested and executed anyone who they suspected might not be loyal to the revolution. It began on September 5,1793 with a declaration by Robespierre that Terror would be "the order of the day." It ended on July 27, 1794 when Robespierre was removed from power and executed.

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