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Danton was denounced by Robespierre, and perished; and for three whole years the Reign of Terror lasted. The emigrants, by forming an army and advancing on France, assisted by the forces of Germany, only made matters worse. DANTON WAS DENOUNCED BY ROBESPIERRE AND PERISHED AND FOR THREE WHOLE YEARS THE REIGN OF TERROR LASTED THE EMIGRANTS BY FORMING AN ARMY AND ADVANCING ON FRANCE ASSISTED BY THE FORCES OF GERMANY ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE
or beheading, was set in all the chief market-places, and hundreds were put to death on the charge of "conspiring against the nation." Louis XVI. was executed early in 1793; and it was enough to have any sort of birthright to be thought dangerous and put to death. 5. The Reign of Terror.--Horror at the bloodshed perpetrated by the Mountain led a young girl, named Charlotte Corday, to assassinate Marat, whom she supposed to be the chief cause of the cruelties that were taking place; but his death only added to the dread of reaction. A Committee of Public Safety was appointed by the Convention, and endeavoured to sweep away every being who either seemed adverse to equality, or who might inherit any claim to rank. The queen was put to death nine months after her husband; and the Girondins, who had begun to try to stem the tide of slaughter, soon fell under the denunciation of the more violent. To be accused of "conspiring against the State" was instantly fatal, and no one's life was safe. E FOR BEHEADING WAS SET IN ALL THE CHIEF MARKET PLACES AND HUNDREDS WERE PUT TO DEATH ON THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRING AGAINST THE NATION LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH WAS EXECUTED EARLY IN SEVENTEEN NINETY THREE AND IT WAS ENOUGH TO HAVE ANY SORT OF BIRTHRIGHT TO BE THOUGHT DANGEROUS AND PUT TO DEATH FIVE THE REIGN OF TERROR HORROR AT THE BLOODSHED PERPETRATED BY THE MOUNTAIN LED A YOUNG GIRL NAMED CHARLOTTE CODY TO ASSASSINATE MAHA WHOM SHE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CHIEF CAUSE OF THE CRUELTIES THAT WERE TAKING PLACE BUT HIS DEATH ONLY ADDED TO THE DREAD OF REACTION A COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS APPOINTED BY THE CONVENTION AND ENDEAVORED TO SWEEP AWAY EVERY BEING WHO EITHER SEEMED ADVERSE TO EQUALITY OR WHO MIGHT INHERIT ANY CLAIM TO RANK THE QUEEN WAS PUT TO DEATH NINE MONTHS AFTER HER HUSBAND AND THE GENDIN WHO HAD BEGUN TO TRY TO STEM THE TIDE OF SLAUGHTER SOON FELL UNDER THE DENUNCIATION OF THE MORE VIOLENT TO BE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING AGAINST THE STATE WAS INSTANTLY FATAL AND NO ONE'S LIFE WAS SAFE
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