Revision Notes for Class 9 Social Science - History (India and the Contemporary World-I) Chapter 1 - The French Revolution

These flashcards cover key concepts, events, and significant facts about the French Revolution, as outlined in the lecture notes.

Before the French Revolution, France was governed under an __ regime.

Ancient

The three Estates in French society were the __, the nobility, and the peasants and workers.

Clergy

King Louis XVI convened the __ to discuss the financial troubles in France.

Estates-General

The Third Estate demanded votes on a __ basis in the Estates-General.

per-head

The storming of the __ symbolized the attack against the king's authoritarian rule.

Bastille

In 1791, the new constitution established France as a __ monarchy.

constitutional

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen declared rights such as life, freedom of speech, and __ before the law.

equality

The political club composed of small shopkeepers, artisans, and workers were called __.

Jacobin club

The Jacobins were known as __, which means 'those without knee breeches.'

sans-culottes

Women formed the Society of __ and Republican Women to advocate for equal political rights.

Revolutionary

The abolition of slavery in French colonies was officially enacted in __.

1794

The revolution led to the abolition of censorship, establishing freedom of __ and expression as fundamental rights.

speech

Due to the growing dissatisfaction with the 1791 Constitution, political __ emerged.

clubs

The __ Oath was taken by representatives of the Third Estate to limit the monarch's powers.

Tennis Court

Napoleon became the first consul in __ after the fall of the Jacobins.

1799

The storming of the Bastille is celebrated in France on __ Day.

Bastille

The French Revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and __ were inspired by Enlightenment ideas.

fraternity