how did the reighn of terror start?

Question

i know it was from 1793-1794 but i need more info plz help

Answer 1

The French were loosing on the battlefield again (Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain formed a coalition (later called the First Coalition), to which most of the rulers of Europe adhered. France lost Belgium and the Rhineland, and invading forces threatened Paris), civil war was rampant (half the priests refused to take the oath, insurrection in the Vendée), and the price of food was rising rapidly. The working class and the lower middle class demanded immediate action.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror