These two groups were two large political groups during the French Revolution.
- Jacobins were people who supported the revolution and wanted a centralized Republic. They were the ones to intituted the reign of terror.
- Girondins were members of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; they were a group of individuals who held certain opinions and principles in common rather than an organized political party. They wanted a democratic revolution within and of patriotic defiance to the European powers without.
Jacobins were the ones who wanted radical change and the Girondins were the ones who wanted conservative change.
