Which radical faction was central to revolutionary politics and supported the abolition of the monarchy?

• A. Jacobins
• B. Sans-culottes
• C. Girondins
• D. Montagnards

Answer: (A)

Radical leadership driving the end of the monarchy defines this faction. The Jacobins were the dominant radical political group in Paris, turning revolutionary energy into a push for republican government. They steered the National Convention after 1792, supported drastic measures to safeguard the revolution, and backed the execution of Louis XVI as a necessary step to abolish the monarchy. Their influence, organization, and leadership—Robespierre, Danton, Marat—shaped the revolution’s most radical phase. The other groups played important roles, but they were either less radical or more provincial in focus. So the Jacobins are the faction most central to revolutionary politics and to abolishing the monarchy.