Q1. Why was Bastille hated by all?
Q2. When was fortress prison in Bastille stormed?
Q3. 'Upon his succession Louis XVI found an empty treasury' . Explain?
Q4. Explain the social condition of France during 1789's and 1799's.
Ncert Textbook Class 9th History | India and the Contemporary World - 1 | Chapter-1 | The French Revoulution.
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Answer:
QUESTION 1:-
Why was Bastille hated by all?
Answer:-
The fortress was a hated symbol of the monarchy that held political prisoners. Just after dawn, a great crowd gathered outside and was at first repelled by the King's soldiers, but a group managed to sneak over the walls and let down the drawbridge.
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QUESTION 2:-
When was fortress prison in Bastille stormed?
Answer:-
July 14, 1789
The Storming of the Bastille took place in Paris, France on July 14, 1789. This violent attack on the government by the people of France signaled the start of the French Revolution
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QUESTION 3:-
'Upon his succession Louis XVI found an empty treasury' . Explain?
Answer:-
In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France. He found an empty treasury.
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QUESTION 4:-
Explain the social condition of France during 1789's and 1799's.
Answer:-
The Social condition of France during the eighteenth century was very miserable. The then French Society was divided into three classes— the Clergy, Nobles and Common People. The Clergy belonged to the First Estate. The Clergy was subdivided into two groups i.e. the higher clergy and the lower clergy.
Q. Why was Bastille hated by all ?
Ans. Bastille was hated by all, because it stood for the despotic power of the king. The fortress was demolished and its stone fragments were sold in the markets to all those who wished to keep a souvenir of its destruction.
Q. When was fortress prison in Bastille stormed?
Ans. On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob.
Q. 'Upon his succession Louis XVI found an empty treasury' . Explain ?
Ans. Five causes for the empty treasury of France under Louis XVI are:
(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.
(iv) War added to a debt.
(v) Lenders began to barge high interest on loans.
Q. Explain the social condition of France during 1789's and 1799's.
Ans. The condition of France was verry poor before the revolution took place as the population was divided on the basses of estates . the diffrent divisions were -
1) The clergy - they enjoyed the privilege by birth and did not give the taxes .
2) Nobility - they also enjoyed birth privileges as well as fudal privileges , they also didn't have to pay taxes.
3) The third estate (the regular man) - they composed nearly 80% of the population and gave all the taxes .
The french king at the time of the revolution king Louis XVI also raised the taxes and prices of grains to mentain the treasury because of this act many people died from starvation.