Question

CBSE Class IX:
Arrange the following events of French Revolution in chronological order (what happened next).

(i) Louis XVI is guillotined.
(ii) the Oath of the Tennis Court
(iii) The Bastille falls
(iv) French Republic is declared.
(v) The Great Fear

Answer 1

5 2 3 1 4 is the order of french revelution

Answer 2

The events of the French Revolution in chronological order;

1. The Oath of the Tennis Court - 1789, June 20

2. The Bastille falls                     - 1789, July 14

3. The great fear                         - 1789, July 22 - August 6

4. French republic is declared  - 1792, September 21

5. Louis XVI is guillotined         - 1793, January 21

• French Revolution was a period of societal and political change in France.
• It began with the General Assembly in 1789 and ended with the establishment of the French Consulate in 1799.
• The rise in economic and social inequality was the major cause that led to the French revolution.
• The government had failed to settle the problems that emerged due to the increase in population and the associated financial debt.
• As a result food prices spiked, unemployment surged and this led to economic depression throughout France.