Final answer:
During the first two years of the French First Republic, the king's wearing of the liberty cap as a signal of the end of the monarchy did not occur. All other options, including the trial and execution of the king, the period of the Committee of Public Safety and the Terror, and the ascendancy of the Jacobins, occurred.
Step-by-step explanation:
All of the following occurred during the first two years of the French First Republic except E) the king's wearing of the liberty cap signaled the end of the monarchy. The events that did occur during this period include:
- A) the trial and execution of the king. King Louis XVI was executed in January 1793, which set off a series of revolutionary events.
- B) the Committee of Public Safety and the Terror. The Committee of Public Safety assumed power to deal with internal and external threats to the Revolution, and their period of rule is known as the Reign of Terror.
- C) military defeat by a coalition of absolute monarchs. While France faced external threats from other nations, significant military defeats by a coalition of monarchs did not characterize the first two years of the Republic.
- D) ascendancy of the Jacobins. The Jacobins became the most influential political group and led revolutionary France through a period of broad social change and repressive measures.
Thus, the answer to the question is E) the king's wearing of the liberty cap as a signal of the end of the monarchy did not occur.