A hand-drawn image of a guillotine shows it on a high platform with the blade lifted to the top.

How does this image relate to the Jacobins?

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The Jacobins invented this machine, which began the Industrial Revolution.

The Jacobins invented this machine, which began the Industrial Revolution.

The Jacobins used this machine to scare and execute those who supported the king.

The Jacobins used this machine to scare and execute those who supported the king.

The Jacobins used this machine to win battles against the Germans.

The Jacobins used this machine to win battles against the Germans.

The Jacobins were rounded up and killed with this machine, leaving only a few scattered survivors.

The Jacobins were rounded up and killed with this machine, leaving only a few scattered survivors.
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The correct response is:

The Jacobins used this machine to scare and execute those who supported the king.

The guillotine is famously associated with the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, a period when the Jacobins, a radical political group, used it to execute perceived enemies of the revolution, including many who supported the monarchy.