CLEP Western Civ II

Answer: C - The Jacobins represented the interests of the middle class. The group formed in the fall of 1789 and was comprised of people who felt that the initial democratic initiatives were failing. At the outset, membership required dues, so the Jacobins drew from the middle class, and they would maintain this identity. Because they were economically dependent on the Old Regime, the Jacobins wanted to keep governmental structures in place.