The French Revolution Class 9 Worksheet History Chapter 1

Q.1. Fill in the blanks.
(i) ________ sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the Monarch.

Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the Monarch.

(ii) Louis XVI was sentenced to death by a court on the charge of _________.

Louis XVI was sentenced to death by a court on the charge of treason.

(iii) The slave trade began in the ________________ century.

The slave trade began in the seventeenth century.

(iv)  Louis XVI was executed publicly at the _______________________.

Louis XVI was executed publicly at the Place de la Concorde.

(v) On the morning of ___________, the city of Paris was in a state of alarm.

On the morning of 14 July 1789, the city of Paris was in a state of alarm.

Q.2. Which term was used in France for newly elected assembly in 1791?

National Assembly

Q.3. What form of government was in practice in France in 1789?

Monarchy

Q.4. When did the French Revolution break?

14 July 1789

Q.5. When did France become constitutional monarchy?

1791

Q.6. What was the main object of national assembly in France while drafting the constitution in 1791?

Its main object was to limit the powers of the monarch.

Q.7. Who wrote the book two treatises of government?

John Locke wrote the book ‘Two Treatises of Government’.

John Locke

Q.8. Who followed the policy of severe control and punishment in France?

Robespierre

Q.9. Which was the most revolutionary social reform of the Jacobin regime?

One of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin regime was the abolition of slavery in the French colonies

Q.10. In which year French women got the right to vote?

It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.

Q.11. Who wrote the spirit of the laws?

Montesquieu wrote ‘The Spirit of the Laws’.

Q.12. In which book Rousseau mention the idea of one person, one vote?

The social contract

Q.13. What sort of clothes were worn by the Jacobins?

long striped trousers and red cap

Q.14. Between which three countries was triangular slave trade held?

Triangular slave trade was held between Europe, Africa and the America.

Q.15. Which period is referred to as the reign of terror?

The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror.

Q.16. Who was defeated in the battle of waterloo?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Q.17. Who wrote the book ‘The Social Contract’?

Rousseau wrote the book ‘The Social Contract’.

Q.18. What does a sceptre stand for?

Sceptre stands for symbol of royal power