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Q. Who were the passive citizens?
A. Passive citizens were the men and all women who were not entitled to vote.
Q. What were the taxes paid by the 3rd estate members of French society.
A. The taxes paid by the 3rd estate members were-
i) Tithes- It was a tax levied by the church comprising of one-tenth of the agricultural produce.
ii) Taille- It was a tax to be paid directly to the state.
iii) Gobelle- It was an indirect tax on essential commodities like salt and tobacco consumption.
Q. What was the Estates General?
A. The Estates General was a political body to which the 3 estates sent their representatives. This was the body which had the power to pass or reject the proposals for new taxes made by the monarch.
Q. What was the importance of the declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen under the constitution of 1791 of France?
A. The Rights of Man and Citizen established rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law as natural and inalienable rights i.e. these rights belonged to each human being by birth and could not be taken away. It was the duty of the state to protect each citizen's natural rights.
Q. What were the causes of empty treasury at the time of Louis XVI?
A. i) Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France.
ii) There was the cost of maintaining an extravagant court at the immense palace of Versailles.
iii) France's involvement in the American war of independence against Britain had added more than a billion livres to a debt which had already risen to 2 billion livres.
Q. What led to the emergence of the middle class in the 18th century?
A. i) The middle class earned wealth by an expanding overseas trade and manufacture of goods like woolen and silk textiles.
ii) The middle class got access to education and new ideas put forwrd by philosophers.
iii) These ideas were discussed intensively in salons and coffee houses and spread among people through books and newspapers.
iv) This is how the middle class emerged.
Q. Write a short note on the fall of Bastille.
A. i) On the morning of 14 July 1789, Paris was in a state of alarm.
ii) The king had commanded troops to move into the city. Rumours spread that he would soon order them to fire upon the citizens.
iii) Some 7000 people formed a people's militia and broke into government buildings in search of arms.
iv) A group of several hundred people stormed the fortress-prison Bastille where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition.
v) In the armed fight that followed, the commander of Bastille was killed and the 7 prisoners released.
vi) The Bastille was hated by all as it stood for the despotic power of the king. It was demolished and its fragments were sold as souvenirs.
Q. Describe the main features of the constitution of 1791 drafted by the National Assembly.
A. i) The constitution separated powers and assigned them to different institutions- legislature, executive and judiciary.
ii) It made France a constitutional monarchy.
iii) It vested the powers to make laws in the National Assembly wich was indirectly elected.
iv) Active citizens chose a group of electors who in turn chose the Assembly. Passive citizens had no voting rights.
Q. Write a short note on the Jacobins club.
A. i) The Jacobins club was the most successful political club in France, which got its name from the former convent of St. Jacob in Paris.
ii) The members of this club were mainly artisans, watch makers, printers etc.
iii) Their leader was Maximilian Robespierre.
iv) They were also known as sans culottes because of their unique style of clothing.
v) In summer of 1792, they planned an insurrection of a large number of Parisians who were angered by short food supplies and high prices.
vi) On 10 August 1792, they stormed the palace of Tuileries, massacred the king's guards and held him hostage for several hours.
Q. What do you understand by 'Old regime'?
A. 'Old regime' refers to the society and institutions of France before 1789.
Hope it helps you.
Q. Who were the passive citizens?
A. Passive citizens were the men and all women who were not entitled to vote.
Q. What were the taxes paid by the 3rd estate members of French society.
A. The taxes paid by the 3rd estate members were-
i) Tithes- It was a tax levied by the church comprising of one-tenth of the agricultural produce.
ii) Taille- It was a tax to be paid directly to the state.
iii) Gobelle- It was an indirect tax on essential commodities like salt and tobacco consumption.
Q. What was the Estates General?
A. The Estates General was a political body to which the 3 estates sent their representatives. This was the body which had the power to pass or reject the proposals for new taxes made by the monarch.
Q. What was the importance of the declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen under the constitution of 1791 of France?
A. The Rights of Man and Citizen established rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law as natural and inalienable rights i.e. these rights belonged to each human being by birth and could not be taken away. It was the duty of the state to protect each citizen's natural rights.
Q. What were the causes of empty treasury at the time of Louis XVI?
A. i) Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France.
ii) There was the cost of maintaining an extravagant court at the immense palace of Versailles.
iii) France's involvement in the American war of independence against Britain had added more than a billion livres to a debt which had already risen to 2 billion livres.
Q. What led to the emergence of the middle class in the 18th century?
A. i) The middle class earned wealth by an expanding overseas trade and manufacture of goods like woolen and silk textiles.
ii) The middle class got access to education and new ideas put forwrd by philosophers.
iii) These ideas were discussed intensively in salons and coffee houses and spread among people through books and newspapers.
iv) This is how the middle class emerged.
Q. Write a short note on the fall of Bastille.
A. i) On the morning of 14 July 1789, Paris was in a state of alarm.
ii) The king had commanded troops to move into the city. Rumours spread that he would soon order them to fire upon the citizens.
iii) Some 7000 people formed a people's militia and broke into government buildings in search of arms.
iv) A group of several hundred people stormed the fortress-prison Bastille where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition.
v) In the armed fight that followed, the commander of Bastille was killed and the 7 prisoners released.
vi) The Bastille was hated by all as it stood for the despotic power of the king. It was demolished and its fragments were sold as souvenirs.
Q. Describe the main features of the constitution of 1791 drafted by the National Assembly.
A. i) The constitution separated powers and assigned them to different institutions- legislature, executive and judiciary.
ii) It made France a constitutional monarchy.
iii) It vested the powers to make laws in the National Assembly wich was indirectly elected.
iv) Active citizens chose a group of electors who in turn chose the Assembly. Passive citizens had no voting rights.
Q. Write a short note on the Jacobins club.
A. i) The Jacobins club was the most successful political club in France, which got its name from the former convent of St. Jacob in Paris.
ii) The members of this club were mainly artisans, watch makers, printers etc.
iii) Their leader was Maximilian Robespierre.
iv) They were also known as sans culottes because of their unique style of clothing.
v) In summer of 1792, they planned an insurrection of a large number of Parisians who were angered by short food supplies and high prices.
vi) On 10 August 1792, they stormed the palace of Tuileries, massacred the king's guards and held him hostage for several hours.
Q. What do you understand by 'Old regime'?
A. 'Old regime' refers to the society and institutions of France before 1789.
Hope it helps you.
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