French Revolution!! 👑

It's a history chapter of 9th class for CBSE students..

Write the importance of Napoleon Bonaparte in the History of France and the world.

Napoleon saw himself as a moderniser of Europe. He introduced many laws such as protection of private properly and uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system. He carried out the revolutionary ideas of liberty and modern laws to other parts of Europe which he conquered. They had a great impact on people. He was a great general too.

What was newly elected assembly called ?

The newly elected assembly was called the convention.

Write a short note on the document ‘Declaration of the Rights of Man and citizen.’

• The Declaration of the ‘Rights of Man’ and Citizen proclaimed freedom of speech and expression to be natural rights.

• Censorship was abolished. Newspapers, books and pamphlets flooded French towns and reached the countryside as well.

• Events and changes taking place in France were frankly discussed.

• Plays, songs and festive processions attracted large number of people. Thus, people could identify with ideas of liberty and equality easily.

How was the Church responsible for the French Revolution ?

• The members of the church, clergy belonged to the First Estate. The clergy enjoyed all privileges with no obligations. They lived in pomp and extravagance which led to resentment among the members of the Third Estate.

• The church was owner of a big chunk of land in France.

• The church too extracted its share of taxes called tithes from the peasants. Apart from this, the church also collected several other taxes.