https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37 Made with swagger en-us 2017-10-17 02:00:02 UTC 2017-10-18 23:57:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 028931 https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197623634 2017-10-17 02:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197623634 028931 https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197623889 The guillotine was the most efficient, and most painless form of execution during the French Revolution. It was a large, wooden structure with a slanted, 150-pound blade resting at the top and a terrifying sight indeed. This instrument was used very frequently and was likely the face of the revolution, ironically, it's job was to cut off the heads of the accused.]]> 2017-10-17 02:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197623889 028931 https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197626334 Maximilien Robespierre was the "Voice of the People" during the Reign of Terror in France. He was the one who riled all the citizens up and used the guillotine as his instrument of justice. The power he had went to his head, causing France to go on a massive killing spree, immediately killing whoever they deemed against the revolution or a criminal through Robespierre's guidelines on how to be a model citizen. Eventually he went against his own words, which caused the people of France to call for his head, and eventually behead him with his preferred form of execution, the guillotine.]]> 2017-10-17 02:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197626334 028931 https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197627608 A political faction within France during the French Revolution who were very active in the National Convention and the Legislative Assembly. Their biggest goal was to keep King Louis XVI alive because they saw him as a father. They rivaled The Mountains who wanted to execute the king, and they were probably the only reason he wasn't executed sooner.]]> 2017-10-17 02:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/197627608 028931 https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/198485083 The government body that was established after the Legislative Assembly. The National Convention was also the governmental body that completely did away with the monarchy and stripped the king of all his power.]]> 2017-10-18 23:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/198485083 028931 https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/198486924 During the French Revolution, while Robespierre became the voice of the people, Georges Danton became the voice of the military. He encouraged people to fight for their country, which helped get more people to join the military and push back the invading forces of Austria, Prussia, Spain and so on. ]]> 2017-10-18 23:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/028931/2jvcmih9ko37/wish/198486924