CBSE Class 9 History The French Revolution Worksheet Set A

Question. When was France declared a republic?
Answer : On 21 September 1792

Question. What do you mean by a republic?
Answer : A republic is a form of government where the people elect the government including the head of the government.

Question. Whom did Robespierre see as being ‘enemies’ of the republic?
Answer : Robespierre saw ex-nobles and clergy, members of other political parties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his methods as being enemies of the republic.

Question. What happened to those whom Robespierre saw as being enemies of the republic?
Answer : Those whom Robespierre saw as being enemies of the republic were arrested, imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal. If the court found them guilty, they were guillotined.

Question. What was guillotine?
Answer : Guillotine was a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded.

Question. Who invented guillotine?
Answer : Dr. Guillotine

Question. How did guillotine get its name?
Answer : The device got its name by Dr. Guillotine who invented it.

Question. What were peasants forced to do?
Answer : The peasants were forced to transport their grain to the cities and sell it at prices fixed by the government.

Question. What was forbidden to eat?
Answer : The use of more expensive white flour was forbidden.

Question. What were all the citizens required to eat?
Answer : All citizens were required to eat the pain d’egalite (equality bread), a loaf made of whole wheat.

Question. How else was equality sought to be practiced?
Answer : Equality was also sought to be practiced through forms of speech and address.

Question. Instead of traditional address what were all French men & women called henceforth?
Answer : Instead of the traditional Monsieur (Sir) and Madame (Madam) all French men & women were henceforth called Citoyen & Citiyenne (citizen).

Question. What were the buildings of the churches converted into?
Answer : The buildings of the churches were converted into barracks and offices.

Question. What did the supporters of Robespierre begin demanding?
Answer : Robespierre pursued his policies so relentlessly that even his supporters began to demand moderation.

Question. How did France become a constitutional monarchy?
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. This made France a constitutional monarchy.

Question. What was the eligibility to qualify as an elector and then as a member of the National Assembly?
Answer : To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the National Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers.

Question. With what did the constitution of France begin?
Answer : The constitution of France began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen.

Question. What were established as “Natural & Inalienable” rights?
Answer : Rights such the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law, were established as “Natural & Inalienable” rights, that is, they belonged to each human being by birth and could not be taken away.

Question. When and why was Robespierre arrested?
Answer : Robespierre was convicted by court in July 1794, arrested and on the next day sent to the guillotine.

Question. Who got the opportunity to seize power after the fall of the Jacobin Government?
Answer : After the fall of the Jacobin Government, middle classes got the opportunity to seize power.

Question. When were the non-propertied sections of society once again denied the right to vote?
Answer : After the fall of the Jacobin Government the new constitution denied the non-propertied sections of society right to vote.

Question. What paved the way for the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte?
Answer : The political instability of the directory paved the way for the rise of a military dictator, Napoleon Bonaparte.

Question. How can you say that women were active during the revolution?
Answer : From the very beginning women were active participants in the events which brought so many changes in the French society.

Question. What did most women of the third estate do?
Answer : Most women of the third estate had to work for a living.

Question. What was the hope of the women involved in the revolution?
Answer : The women involved in the revolution hoped that their involvement would pressurize the revolutionary government.

Question. What did the women work as?
Answer : The women worked as seamstresses or laundresses, sold flowers, fruits and vegetables at market or were employed as domestic servants in the houses of prosperous people.

Question. What did most women lack?
Answer : Most women did not have access to education or job training.

Question. What punishment was given to Louis XVI?
Answer : Louis XVI was sentenced to death by a court on the charge of treason.

Question. When and where was Napoleon defeated?
Answer : Napoleon was defeated in 1815 at Waterloo.

Question. Which revolutionary ideas of Napoleon had a long effect?
Answer : The revolutionary ideas of liberty and modern laws had an impact on people long after Napoleon had left.

Question. What were the most important legacy of the French Revolution?
Answer : The ideas of liberty and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French Revolution.

Question. Where and when was Louis XVI executed?
Answer : Louis XVI was executed publicly at the Place de la Concorde on 21st January 1793.

Question. Which period is referred to as the reign of terror?
Answer : The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the reign of terror.

Question. What was Robespierre’s policy?
Answer : Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment.

Question. Whose daughters could study at a convent?
Answer : Only the daughters of nobles or wealthier members of the third estate could study at a convent, after which their families arranged a marriage for them.

Question. Who wrote the book two treatises of government? 
Answer : John Locke wrote the book Two Treatises of Government.

Question. Which period is referred to as the reign of terror? 
Answer : The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror. 

Question. What sort of clothes was worn by the Jacobins? 
Answer : Long striped trousers and red cap sort of clothes was worn by the Jacobins. 

Question. When did France become constitutional monarchy? 
Answer : In 1791 France become constitutional monarchy.

Question. When did the French Revolution break? 
Answer : In 14 July 1789 the French Revolution breaks.

Question. Why were women disappointed by the constitution of 1791 in France? 
Answer : One of women’s main demands was that women enjoy the same political rights as men. Women were disappointed that the Constitution of 1791 reduced them to passive citizen because they demanded the right to vote to be elected to the Assembly and to hold political office.

Question. What was the French Revolution?  
Answer : The French Revolution often referred to as the Revolution of 1789 took place in France between 1787 and 1799. It was a response to social and political inequalities and led to the development of a constitution and the overthrow of the monarchy.

Question. What was the status of nobles in France before the Revolution? 
Answer : The nobles enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants.

Question. What was the impact of French Revolution? 
Answer : The Revolution led to the establishment of a democratic government for the first time in Europe. Feudalism as an institution was buried by the Revolution and the Church and the clergy were brought under State control. It led to the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as the Emperor of France.

Question. When and why was the bastille prison attacked by the people?
Answer : On the morning of 14 July 1789 a group of several hundred people marched towards the eastern part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison the Bastille where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition.