Reign of Terror Historical Investigation Lab
By Micah's Learning Resources
1793: The Reign of Terror is an interactive investigation map set in Paris at the height of the French Revolution. Students follow linked evidence nodes, read the decree and the law that made arrest routine, and decide how a revolution turned on its own citizens. One file, opened in a browser, with no install. What's inside - An interactive node map of revolutionary Paris, with pan, zoom and clickable evidence nodes - Nodes on Maximilien Robespierre, the guillotine, and the Law of Suspects - A Teacher's Guide with a three part lesson: The Ideals, The Shift to Terror, and the Thermidorian Reaction, built for a 45 minute class - A Citizen's Test quiz for checking what students took from the investigation - Investigation goals written as student tasks, so the map can be worked without a walkthrough How it works Students read a short briefing from 1793, then work the map. Robespierre's node traces his path from the Incorruptible to the architect of the Terror. The guillotine node connects the King to Robespierre's former colleagues. The Law of Suspects node shows how vague wording let the state arrest almost anyone. Students link the nodes into a chain that explains how emergency measures became routine, then answer the quiz questions on the Citizen's Test tab. Topics covered - The radical phase of the French Revolution, 1793 to 1794 - The Committee of Public Safety and the Law of Suspects - Robespierre and the mechanics of revolutionary government - How emergency powers become p
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