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please explain me briefly-

1) reign of terror.

2) tennis court oath

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  • Reign means rule, hence the phrase "reign of terror".The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror. Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. All those whom he saw as being ‘enemies’ of the republic – ex-nobles and clergy, members of other political parties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his methods – were arrested, imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal. If the court found them ‘guilty’ they were guillotined. The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr Guillotin who invented it.
  • Tennis court oath: The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation. On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch. It is due to the pledges they made that it is called as Tennis court oath.

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from ( R - raghav dinesh )

1) the period from 1793 - 1794 was classified as the reign of terror

Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment

  • Meat and bread were rationed

This meant that you could buy a certain amount with a certain money and you couldn't buy more or less.

  • Peasants were forced to transport thier goods to the cities in the fixed prices of the government.
  • The use of more expensive flour was forbidden.

2) On 5th may 1789, louis 16 held a estate's general to pass proposals for the new taxes. the first and the second estate sent 300 representatives and the thirds eastate sent 600 members.he sought to continue the practice that one estate got one vote. when the third estate asked the king to take the vote as the whole assembly which means that a member got one vote. when the king rejected this proposal they marched out in protest and went to a indoor court and declared that they are a national assembly and where not to disperse until they had drafted a constitution. this newly formed constituition is know as convention

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