<span>The Reign of Terror is the period, from mid 1793 to mid 1794, when Maximilen Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed. In July 1794 fearing for their own safety, some members of the National Convention turned on Robespierre.
Many slaves died during the middle passage due to the fact they were chained together in boats and were exposed to disease infection and were rarely fed
