Title: French Revolution for Kids: Maximilien Robespierre Biography
Headings: French Revolution
French Revolution
Maximilien Robespierre
Biography

Content: Was he a monster who had thousands of people killed to maintain power? Was he a hero and fighter for the people against tyranny? In some ways, he was both. Interesting Facts about Maximilien Robespierre
Robespierre was shot in the jaw during his arrest. It is unknown whether he shot himself trying to commit suicide, or if he was shot by one of the guards arresting him. He was against the Catholic Church and had a new religion called the Cult of the Supreme Being established as the official religion of France. He was outspoken against slavery, which earned him enemies among many slave owners. He helped to get slavery abolished in France in 1794, but it was reinstituted in 1802 by Napoleon. Robespierre had many of his political opponents executed during the Reign of Terror. At one point, a law was passed that a citizen could be executed for just the "suspicion" of being anti-revolutionary.