What Happened During the Reign of Terror

question 5

Multiple Choice

What happened during the Reign of Terror?

• A) The French navy attacked merchant ships with abandon.
• B) Desperate Indian tribes along the frontier coordinated an all-out assault on white American settlers.
• C) Slaves in the French West Indies revolted, setting off panic among slave-owners throughout the American South.
• D) Some forty thousand individuals were executed as enemies of the French Revolution.
• E) French armies invaded several neighboring kingdoms at once, striking fear in the hearts of European monarchs.

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