Class -9 session 2023 – 24

History assignments
Worksheet-1
HISTORY CLASS 9
The French Revolution
Very short Answer Type Questions
1. When did the French revolution begin?
2. Name the authors of the following books
i The social contract
ii Two treatises of Government
iii The spirit of Law
3. which family was ruling in France, when the French revolution took place.
Short Answer type questions:
4. Describe the incident which took place in the morning of 14th July 1789 in France.
5. Which three causes led to the subsistence crisis in France during the old regime?
6. Give reasons as to why was the National assembly was formed by the people of the
third estate.
7. What was the contribution of Mirabeau and Abbey’sieyes to the formation of National
Assembly?
8. How did France become a constitutional monarch?
9. Explain any three features of the constitution of France drafted in 1791.
10. Who were the Jacobins write about them in three points.
Long Answer type questions:
11. what were the causes for the empty treasury of France under Louis 16? Write any
three .
12. The French revolution popularized many symbols .Each symbols depicted some
basic values. Draw and relate any five such symbols.