When consulting a journal entry like this, it is <span>important to know which side the writer supported in the conflict because this can help determine any potential "bias" the writer may have had, which makes the source more usable and "in context". </span>
Reign of Terror refers to a period during the French Revolution after the First French Republic was established and it lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders.
