Radical leaders, including most notably Maximilien Robespierre, soon rose to positions of power in the Convention. They formed a powerful political group called the Jacobin Club. Disagreement between this group and other members of the Convention led to a struggle for power. The Jacobins won. The Jacobin government, led by Robespierre, carried out a policy of terror toward anyone whe rebelled against or disagreed with its rulers. During this Reign of Terror, hundreds of thousands of “rebels” were jailed. The courts handed down over 18,000 death sentences. The Jacobin government did, however, carry out some democratic reforms. Such reforms included the provision of free primary education and the collection of taxes based on income.