Extra 30 short question and answer of chapter-1 "The French Revolution" for Class 9 CBSE History:-

 

Q: What were the three estates of French society?

A: The First Estate (clergy), the Second Estate (nobility), and the Third Estate (commoners).

 

Q: What was the significance of the storming of the Bastille?

A: It symbolized the start of the French Revolution and the end of royal authority.

 

Q: What were the main ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers?

A: Liberty, equality, and the importance of reason.

 

Q: What was the "Reign of Terror"?

A: A period of extreme violence led by Robespierre, characterized by mass executions.

 

Q: What was the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"?

A: A document outlining fundamental rights, including liberty and equality, for all citizens.

 

Q: What were the economic causes of the French Revolution?

A: Heavy taxation on the Third Estate, and food shortages.

 

Q: Who was Louis XVI?

A: The King of France during the Revolution, who was eventually executed.

 

Q: What was the Estates-General?

A: A political body representing the three estates of French society.

 

Q: What was the National Assembly?

A: A revolutionary assembly formed by the Third Estate.

 

Q: What was the Jacobin Club?

A: A radical political group that played a key role in the Reign of Terror.

 

Q: What was the impact of the French Revolution?

A: It led to the end of the French monarchy and inspired democratic ideas.

 

Q: What was the "Subsistence Crisis"?

A: A period of severe food shortages, leading to widespread hunger.

 

Q: Who was Robespierre?

A: A leader of the Jacobins and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.

 

Q: What was the role of women in the French Revolution?

A: They participated in protests and formed political clubs.

 

Q: What was the Napoleonic Code?

A: A set of laws established by Napoleon, that promoted equality before the law.

 

Q: What was the "Directory"?

A: A five-member executive body that ruled France after the Reign of Terror.

 

Q: What was the Tennis Court Oath?

A: An oath taken by the Third Estate to create a new constitution.

 

Q: What were "Tithes"?

A: Taxes paid to the church.

 

Q: What was "

Taille

"?

A: A direct land tax on the

peasants

.

 

Q: What were the political causes of the French Revolution?

A: The absolute monarchy and lack of representation for the Third Estate.

 

Q: What was the "Sans-culottes"?

A: The working-class people of Paris who supported the revolution.

 

Q: What was the result of the women's march on Versailles?

A: The royal family was forced to move to Paris.

 

Q: What was the "guillotine"?

A: A device used for executions during the Reign of Terror.

 

Q: What was the "Estates general" voting problem?

A: Each estate had one vote, therefore the first and second estate could always out vote the third estate.

 

Q: What was the "Marseillaise"?

A: The French National Anthem, that originated during the revolution.

 

Q: What was the effect of the

French

revolution on slavery?

A: It was eventually abolished in French colonies.

 

Q: What was the effect of the

French

revolution on the church?

A: The churches land was confiscated, and the churches power was diminished.

 

Q: What was the main slogan of the

French

revolution?

A: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity".

 

Q: What was the influence of the

American

revolution on the

French

revolution?

A: It showed that revolutionary ideas could succeed, and that people could over throw a monarchy.

 

Q: What were the main social causes of the

French

revolution?

A: The unfair estate system, and the heavy burden placed on the third estate.