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This is a engraving of The Committee of Public Safety that is based off of a sketch by Berthault. The Committee of Public Safety was made up of the Bourgeoisie and the Urban Poor, so Robespierre’s execution is very important to the radical bourgeoisie. Robespierre lying on the table in this engraving is very heavy to the committee, this is similar to a symbol of him giving up because there is nothing else he can do, and he is being sent to the guillotine, the very device he supported and killed so many people with, is what ends up killing him.

This is an excerpt from a text written in 1794, during the radical phase, outlawing slavery. By outlawing slavery, this gave all of the men, no matter what race they were, the same rights as all of the white men. This was bothersome to many who opposed. Those were generally the nobles, because they were the ones who had slaves. During this radical time of the reign of terror, no opposition was allowed under Robespierre’s rule, so those who expressed their contradictions were sent to the guillotine. Eventually those who opposed any of the radical’s Robespierre’s ideas fled to avoid losing their head under the guillotine.

This is a picture showing how radical the reign of terror really was. It is called “The Radical’s Arms. (No God! No religion! No king! No constitution!). In this picture the two radicals are killing by three different methods, hanging or the gallows, fire, and the guillotine. This picture most likely points towards those who are executing and are surrounded by the executions—the urban poor. This became such a radical lifestyle, worrying about getting all possible traces of the old regime out instead of making more logical ways to eliminate the old regime. This picture is also shows how bloody and violent the reign of terror was, it seemed the only focus at the time was violence.

Based on a sketch made by Berthault. “Robespierre Laid on the Table of the Committee of Public Safety.” Online Image. Exploring the French Revolution. 29 February nd&keyword=Committee+of+Public+Safety&x=0&y=0# nd&keyword=Committee+of+Public+Safety&x=0&y=0# “Decree of National Convention of 4 Febuary 1794, Abolishing All Slavery in all the Colonies”. Exploring the French Revolution. 1 March eyword=Abolishing+Slavery+in+all+colonies&x=0&y=0# eyword=Abolishing+Slavery+in+all+colonies&x=0&y=0# “The Radical’s Arms. (No God! No Religion!! No King! No Constitution!!). Online Image. Exploring the French Revolution. 1 March eyword=the+radical's+arms+&x=0&y=0# eyword=the+radical's+arms+&x=0&y=0#

 Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor of France, but there are mixed feelings about this.

This is a member of the bourgeoisie's thought of Napoleon. In this picture, Napoleon is depicted as a hero, saving France from the Abyss, which in this image, is being showed as the Revolution

 An excerpt from The View of The London Times 5, July, 1821 “He had extinguished liberty in France, and had no hold upon his subjects, but their love of military glory. Conquest, therefore, succeeded to conquest, until nothing capable of subjugation was left to be subdued. Insolence, and rapacity, in the victor, produced, among the enslaved nations, impatience of their misery, and a thirst for vengeance. Injustice undermined itself, and Bonaparte, with his unseasoned empire, fell together, the pageant of a day.”  The English did not care for Napoleon much, this probably has something to do with the war that the French and English had fought. This view was completely different from that of the Bourgeoisie who thought Napoleon was basically the savior of France.

 The following is an excerpt from Bonaparte Saves the Day; “ They are 40,000 against 4,000, granted [I, Barras, said]. We shall make up the deficiency in numbers by our courage; a single discharge of grape fired in the air will suffice to strike terror in the ranks of our opponents, who will all of them fly if a few of them get their faces scratched. They are merely Pompey's dandies, afraid of having their faces spoiled.“  Members of the Urban Poor, some of whom were also members of the Royalist Party, were protesting to stop a new constitution from being made, a constitution that defended the radical positions. Napoleon reacted to this by firing cannons on the protestors. This caused the Urban Poor to dislike Napoleon even more. This view is similar to that of the English, who hated Napoleon after years of war.

 "Bonaparte Saves the Day." Center for History and New Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar  "The Saving of France." Center for History and New Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar  "The View of the London Times (5 July 1821)." Center for History and New Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar