Question

*HW*
Define the term *People's Militia* & *Bastille*.


On which date, the French revolution started?

Write down any three causes of the empty treasury of France.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

(1)People's militia is here referred to a group of people organised for military service with the help of armed recruitments. Bastille was a fortress prison which was signified as the despotic power of the king because of which people hated it.So they stormed it.

(2) 5 May 1789

(3) (i) Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France.

(ii) High cost of maintenance of immense palace of Versailles and court.

(iii) Under Louis XVI France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain independence.