The+Mountain

The Mountain 



(That's me holding Louis XVI's head)

The Mountain political group or better known as the Jacobins was a very radical group in the late eighteenth century. When we took control during the Reign of Terror, we attempted to abolish all connections with the old regime. I, being a member of the Mountain, was a strong believer that all social class distinctions needed to be removed immediately. We also thought that voting should be universal and that the government should provide well fare of the poor. When we rose to power, we immediately called for a National convention. In September of 1792, the first members of the national convention were elected and they made up the effective national government of France until 1794. The first act of our new convention was to declare France a republic and abolish the monarchy. By: Devin Stearns