Question

Which of the following restrictions were imposed by Robespierre during the period called "reign of terror?"

• A. Upper limit was maintained on wages.
• B. People were allowed to have only a fixed amount of bread.
• C. People could eat unlimited amount of meat.
• D. The use of expensive white flour was forbidden.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The use of expensive white flour was forbidden.

The period from 1793 to 1794 CE is known as the Reign of Terror. Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobin club, used a revolutionary tribunal to arrest, imprison and try all the people he saw as ‘enemies’ of the republic. He issued laws to maintain an upper limit on wages and prices. People were allowed to have only a fixed amount of meat and bread. Peasants were forced to sell their grains in cities at prices fixed by the government. The use of expensive white flour was forbidden and all the citizens were required to eat the pain d’égalité or equality bread, made of whole wheat.