CBSE Class 9 Social Science French Revolution Assignment Set A

Question. What happened when the king rejected the proposal of the third estate?
Answer : The members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

Question. How did the representatives view themselves?
Answer : The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French Nation.

Question. When and where did they assemble?
Answer : They assembled on 20th June on the ground of Versailles.

Question. What did the newly declared National Assembly swear?
Answer : The newly elected National Assembly swore that they would not disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch.

Question. Who led them?
Answer : They were led by Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes.

Question. Who was Mirabeau?
Answer : Mirabeau was born in a noble family but was convinced of the need to do away with a society of feudal privilege.

Question. Why did a group of several hundred people storm the fortress prison Bastille?
Answer : In search of hoarded ammunition

Question. How many prisoners were there in Bastille?
Answer : Seven only

Question. Why was Bastille hated by all?
Answer : Because it stood for the despotic power of the king.

Question. Who bought the stone fragments of Bastille?
Answer : Those who wished to keep the souvenir of its destruction.

Question. What had meant a bad harvest?
Answer : Severe winter

Question. What did the crowds of angry women do after spending hours in long queues?
Answer : After spending hours in long queues at bakery, crowds of angry women stormed into the shops.

Question. When and by whom was the fortress prison Bastille stormed?
Answer : Bastille was stormed by the agitated crowd on 14th July 1789.

Question. What did the peasants burn?
Answer : The peasants burnt down documents containing records of manorial dues.

Question. What did the nobles do when the peasants attacked Chateaux?
Answer : A large number of nobles fled from their homes and many of them migrated to neighbouring countries.

Question. What did Louis XI finally do?
Answer : Louis XI finally accorded recognition to the National Assembly and accepted the principle that his powers would from now be checked by a constitution.

Question. What had the kings of the neighbouring countries planned?
Answer : The kings of the neighbouring countries had planned to send troops to put down the events that had been taking place in France since the summer of 1789.

Question. Who composed the song “Marseillaise”?
Answer : The song “Marseillaise”was composed by the poet, Roget de L’isle.

Question. Who sang Marseillaise for the first time?
Answer : The Volunteer who came to join the army sang Marseillaise for the first time while marching towards Paris from Marseilles.

Question. What is the National Anthem of France?
Answer : “Marseillaise”is the National Anthem of France.

Question. How did the Assembly abolish the feudal system of obligation and taxes?
Answer : The assembly abolished the feudal system of obligation and taxes by passing a decree on the night of 4th August 1789.

Question. Members of which state were forced to give up their privileges?
Answer : Clergy

Question. Whose lands were confiscated?
Answer : Lands owned by church were confiscated.

Question. When did the National Assembly complete the draft constitution?
Answer : The National Assembly completed the draft constitution in 1791.

Question. What was the main purpose of the constitution?
Answer : The main object of the constitution was to limit the powers of the monarch.

Question. Who were now assigned the powers instead of being concentrated in one hand?
Answer : Powers instead of being concentrated in the hands of one person, were now separated and assigned to different institutions – the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.

Question. Who had to protect each citizen’s natural rights?
Answer : It was the duty of the state to protect each citizen’s natural rights.

Question. What does the broken chain stand for?
Answer : The broken chain stands for the act of becoming free.

Question. What does ‘The bundle of rods of fasces’ mean?
Answer : It means that one rod can be easily broken, but not an entire bundle. Strength lies in unity.

Question. What do you mean by ‘The eye within a triangle radiating light’?
Answer : The all – Seeing Eye stands for knowledge. The rays of the sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance.

Question. What is sceptre?
Answer : Sceptre is a symbol of power.

Question. What do you mean by “Snake biting its tail to form a ring”?
Answer : It is a symbol of Eternity. A ring has neither beginning nor end.

Question. What do you mean by “Red Phrygian Cap”?
Answer : It was the cap worn by a slave upon becoming free.

Question. What are the National Colours of France?
Answer : Blue, White and Red are the National Colours of France.

Question. What do you mean by “Law Tablet”?
Answer : It means that law is same for all, and all are equal before it.

Question. What did Louis XVI do after signing the constitution?
Answer : After signing the constitution, Louis XVI entered into secret negotiations with the king Prussia.

Question. How many legislative councils were provided in the new constitution?
Answer : The new constitution provided for two elected legislative councils.

Question. Who elected the directory?
Answer : The two legislative council elected the directory.

Question. What was directory?
Answer : Directory was an executive made up of five directors (members).

Question. What was the reason of the directory to be instable?
Answer : The directors often clashed with the legislative councils, who then sought to dismiss them.

Read the text of the lesson from book and fill in the below given blank spaces with appropriate words:

Q1. In 1774, Louis XVI of the _________________________ family of kings ascended the throne of France. He was _________________________ years old and married to the Austrian princess _________________________.

Q2. French society in the _________________________century was divided into _________________________estates, and only members of the third estate paid taxes.

Q3. The term _________________________ is usually used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789.

Q4. The members of the first two estates, that is, the _________________________and the _________________________, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying _________________________to the state.

Q5. The population of France rose from about _________________________million in _________________________to 28 million in 1789.

Q6. _________________________carried the idea forward, proposing a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.

Q7. In The Spirit of the Laws, _________________________ proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.

Q8. On _________________________, Louis XVI called together an assembly of the Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes. A resplendent hall in Versailles was prepared to host the delegates.

Q9. Voting in the Estates General in the past had been conducted according to the principle that each estate had _________________________vote.

Q10. The members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have _________________________vote.

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