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    Marquis de Lafayette was a charming yet awkward and ambitious French commander and politician who helped the United States gain independence from Britain. He led French soldiers in support of the American Revolution and drew up the Declaration of the Rights of Man. However, his popularity declined after his guards fired on demonstrators. Maximilien Robespierre was an introverted French lawyer and leader during the French Revolution who served on the Committee of Public Safety and helped institute policies to control food prices and promote equality while serving as President of the Jacobins.

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    Marquis de Lafayette was a charming yet awkward and ambitious French commander and politician who helped the United States gain independence from Britain. He led French soldiers in support of the American Revolution and drew up the Declaration of the Rights of Man. However, his popularity declined after his guards fired on demonstrators. Maximilien Robespierre was an introverted French lawyer and leader during the French Revolution who served on the Committee of Public Safety and helped institute policies to control food prices and promote equality while serving as President of the Jacobins.

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    Marquis de Lafayette was a charming yet awkward and ambitious French commander and politician who helped the United States gain independence from Britain. He led French soldiers in support of the American Revolution and drew up the Declaration of the Rights of Man. However, his popularity declined after his guards fired on demonstrators. Maximilien Robespierre was an introverted French lawyer and leader during the French Revolution who served on the Committee of Public Safety and helped institute policies to control food prices and promote equality while serving as President of the Jacobins.

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    Person 1: Marquis de Lafayette

    Personality: charming, optimistic, awkward, zealous, egocentric, ambitious

    Likes: Supported the idea of constitutional monarchy.

    Dislikes: Lafayette’s guards opened fire on 50 demonstrators which greatly


    damaged his popularity and in October he resigned from the guard.

    Abilities/Skills/Jobs: Commander of the National Guard. Captain of the


    French Army. Representative in the National Assembly.

    Achievements: Helped draw up the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Led


    the French soldiers who supported the American Revolution and came
    back as a national hero. Helped the US to gain its independence.
    Probably without him, America could have lost the war.

    Person 2: Maximilien Robespierre

    Personality: self-righteous, introvert, inquisitor

    Likes: Part of the Third Estate.

    Dislikes: The enemy for him was the clergy and the nobility.

    Abilities/Skills/Jobs: Good ability to recall details. Lawyer. President of the


    Jacobins. Leading member of the Committee of Public Safety.

    Achievements: Meat and bread were rationed. Grains were sold on a fixed
    price set by the government, so prices were controlled. Equality was
    practised.

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