The answer to your question is: sacrilege
<span>Maximillen Robespierre was the extreme radical leader who
started the reign of terror. The reign of terror lasted from 5th
September 1793 to 28th July 1794. This is the period that is known
for its great violence. The fight was between two political groups named Jacobins
and the Girondins. Numerous people were executed by both the factions. The people
that stood against the revolution got executed. The number of people executed
or killed numbered in thousands. It was the time of the French revolution. </span>
Most of the people living in Colonial America lived and worked on a farm. Although there would eventually be large plantations where the owners became wealthy growing cash crops, life for the average farmer was very hard work. They had to work hard all year long just to survive.
During the 1600s and 1700s, hundreds of thousands of Africans were forced to work as slaves in the colonies. Most New England families lived in small houses with one main room. They cooked on the fireplace and slept on mattresses near the fire. Colonial homes were like busy workshops.
It basically means that if I say you are stupid or something like that, then you would take that and act/do stupid things.... you let other peoples judgment about you, take over, and you act like you are what they say you are, instead of what you really truely are.