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who were the jacobins and what did they want
The Jacobins were the most militant section of the revolutionary bourgeoisie. They were intensely concerned with translating the revolutionary fervor of 1789 into a durable and sustainable revolutionary society.
what era did the jacobins lead
The Reign of Terror was a period of intense violence led by Robespierre’s Jacobins.

Question: why was it violent
Self-contained rewrite: what was violent about the Reign of Terror