What distinguished Robespierre and his group from those who led uprisings in the countryside?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Students should be able to express an understanding of the peasant nature of the revolts in the countryside, which led to the Great Fear, where landlords were attacked, records destroyed, and class rage against the wealthy surged. Robespierre and the Jacobins, on the other hand, were nobles, who did not dress in the mantle of the revolutionaries but nevertheless supported the street violence of the peasants, and was called the "Incorruptible" because of his unwavering dedication to the principles of the Revolution.
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What will be an ideal response?
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