The Jacobins: Right from the start of the revolution, debating societies had been created in Paris by deputies and interested parties so they could discuss what to do. One of these was based in an old Jacobin monastery, and the club became known as the Jacobins. They soon became the single most important society, with associated chapters all over France, and rose to positions of power in the government.
They became sharply divided over what to do with the king and many members left, but after the Republic was declared, when they were led largely by Robespierre, they again dominated, taking the lead role in the Terror.
They became sharply divided over what to do with the king and many members left, but after the Republic was declared, when they were led largely by Robespierre, they again dominated, taking the lead role in the Terror.