CBSE Class 9 history chapter -1 The French Revolution notes
Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World - I CHAPTER - 1 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION THEME 1. The French Revolution: ¶ French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century. ¶ The Outbreak of the Revolution. ¶ France Abolishes Monarchy and . ¶ Becomes a Republic. ¶ Did Women have a Revolution? ¶ The Abolition of Slavery ¶ The Revolution and Everyday Life. LEARNING OBJECTIVES ¶ Familiarize with the names of people involved, the different types of ideas that inspired the revolution, the wider forces that shaped it. ¶ Know the use of written, oral and visual material to recover the history of revolutions. ¶ On 14th July 1789 the agitated crowd stormed the Fort of Bastille, a symbol of tyranny of old regime, and destroyed it. I. This triggered the chain of revolt across the country. II. Faced with power of revolting subjects, Louis XVI accorded recognition to the National assembly and agreed to give up his power. III. On 4th August 1789 all the feudal...