THE FRENCH REVOLUTION CLASS 9 MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FULL CHAPTER

Q.1. What were the main causes of the French Revolution?
Ans. Causes of the French Revolution:
(i) Despotic rule of Louis XVI: He became the ruler of France in 1774. He
had drained the financial resources of France in wars. For the cost of his
regular extravagant expenses, he increased taxes which were paid by the
third estate.
(ii) Division of French society: The French society was divided into three
estates; first, second and third estates, respectively. Among them, First and
Second Estates had 10 per cent of the total population and were the clergy
and nobles. They enjoyed all privileges. Rest of the 90 per cent was of the
third estate, which paid all kinds of direct or indirect taxes. This kind of
discrimination led to the revolution by the third estate.
(iii) Rising prices: The population of France had increased. This resulted
into more demand of food grains. So the price of bread rose rapidly, which
the poor could not afford to buy. So the gap between the rich and poor
widened.
(iv) Inspiration of the philosophers: Philosophers like John Locke, Jean
Jacques Rousseau and Montesquieu propagated the ideas of having a society
where people would enjoy freedom, equal laws and equal opportunities.
Their ideas inspired the people of France to realise their dreams.
(v) Role of middle class: The 18th century witnessed the emergence of
social groups termed as middle class, who earned their wealth through an
expanding trade of the manufactured goods, being exported. There were
other professionals also like lawyers, administrative officials who were all
educated. They believed that no group in society should be privileged by
birth.

What types of freedoms were granted to the citizens of France
after French Revolution?
Ans.
● One important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the
Bastille in the summer of 1789 was the abolition of censorship.
● In the old regime, all written material and cultural activities—books,
newspapers, plays—could be published or performed only after they had
been approved by the censors of the king.
● Now the declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed freedom
of speech and expression to be a natural right.
● Newspapers, pamphlets, books and printed pictures flooded the towns of
France from where they travelled rapidly into the countryside. They all
described and discussed the events and changes taking place in France.
● Freedom of the press also meant that opposing views of events could be
expressed. Each side sought to convince the others of its position through
the medium of print.
● This was one way they would grasp and identify with ideas such as liberty
or justice. Political philosophers wrote these texts in length, which only a
handful of educated people could read.

Who formed the Jacobin Club? What measures had he taken to
remove discrimination in the French society and form a French
Republic?
Ans. The Jacobin Club was formed by Maximilian Robespierre. The measures
taken or adopted were:
(i) Formation of political clubs: Large sections of the society were
convinced that the revolution had to be carried further, as the Constitution of
1791 gave political rights only to the richer sections of the society. Political
clubs became an important rallying point for people who wished to discuss
government policies and plan their own forms of action.
(ii) Members of the Jacobin Club: Its members were from less prosperous
sections of society. They included small shopkeepers, artisans like
shoemakers, pastry cooks, watch-makers and daily wage earners. A large
number of members of the Jacobin Club decided to wear long striped
trousers, to look apart. They also wore red caps to symbolise freedom.
(iii) All citizens got the right to vote: On the morning of 10 August,
1792, Jacobins stormed the Palace of Tuileries, massacred the King’s guards
and held the King hostage for several hours. Later, they voted to imprison
the royal family. Then the assembly declared that elections would be held to
form a government. All men above 21 years of age regardless of wealth got
the right to vote.
(iv) Declaration of France as a Republic: The newly elected assembly
was called ‘Convention’. On 21 September, 1792, it abolished the monarchy
and declared France as a Republic. Now people elected their government.
There was no hereditary monarchy.
(v) End of Monarchy: Louis XVI was sentenced to death by a court on the
charges of betraying his own country. On 21 January, 1793, he was executed
publicly at the Place de la Concorde. The queen, Marie Antoinette also met
with the same fate.

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