Question

How was a revolution brought about changes in everyday life of French people ? explain.

CBSE Class IX Social Science SA (3 Marks)

Answer 1

Social privileges were abolished.
Women got their right to vote.
Slaves were no more enslaved.
Society was not divided and that the 3rd estate had not to pay taxes.

Answer 2

In the following ways, the revolution brought about changes in the everyday life of French people:

1. Revolutionary opinions of equality and liberty modified the costumes that the people dressed, the language they conversed and texts they study.

2. After the abolition of censorship people were given with a natural right of the right to speech and expression. Therefore, this led to the growth of the discussion and debates in salons, coffee houses through magazines and newspapers.

3. Art flourished in the style of paintings, dramas, poems, and festive parades.