History - Class 9

The French Revolution

Q24. Against whom did France declare a war in 1792?

 

Q25. Why was bastille hated by all in France?

 

Q26. When was French declared as republic?

 

Q27. When did Louis XVI call together an assembly of the Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?

 

Q28. What is ‘guillotine’ and who invented it?

 

Q29. Who stormed the bastille the fortress prison during the last years of 18th century?

 

Q30. Which section of society in France got political rights by the constitution of 1791?

 

Q31. Who enjoyed certain privileges by birth in French society during the late eighteenth century?

 

Q32. Name the political body to which the three estates of French society sent their representatives.

 

Q33. Highlight the three laws enforced by Napoleon to modernize France.

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Mention any three laws enforced by Napoleon to modernize France.

 

Q34. Who in France was given the status of active citizens?

 

Q35. Name the philosopher who proposed a division of power between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.​

 

Q36. When was the bastille prison attacked by the people and why?

 

Q37. Describe the status of nobles in France before the Revolution.

 

Q38. Why were women disappointed by the constitution of 1791 in France?