Birla Public School, Doha Qatar (2024-25)

Class IX
History Chapter 1. The French Revolution
Worksheet – Answer Key

1. When was the Bastille Prison stormed?

2. Which ruler came to power in France in 1774?

3. Who belonged to the third estate?

4. Who was the leader of the Jacobin club?

5. A triangular slave trade was held between which areas of the world during the 18th
century?

6. When and where was Napoleon Bonaparte finally defeated?

7. Who did seize power after the fall of the Jacobin government?

8. Which social groups emerged in the 18th century?

9. When was slavery finally abolished in the French colonies?

10. Who wrote a ‘Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizens’?

Answer: Olympe de Gouges wrote a ‘Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizens’ in
11. When did women in France finally get the right to vote in France?

12. Why was the Bastille hated by all?

13. Who introduced ‘Reign of terror’ in France?

14. What does ‘subsistence crisis’ mean?

15. Who had stormed the Bastille during the last years of the 18th century?