The French Revolution: Causes and Consequences
This worksheet explores the key causes, events, and consequences of the French Revolution for Grade 9 social studies students.
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The French Revolution: Causes and Consequences
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following was a primary cause of the French Revolution?
The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
Economic inequality and food shortages
The invention of the printing press
The discovery of the New World
2. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, symbolized:
The end of the Reign of Terror
The beginning of the French Revolution
The signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man
The establishment of the First French Empire
3. The French Revolution began in the year .
4. King and Queen were the monarchs of France during the Revolution.
5. The Reign of Terror was a period of peace and prosperity in France.
True
False
6. Briefly explain the significance of the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen'.
Match each term with its correct description.
7. Estates-General
a. Leader of the Committee of Public Safety
8. Maximillian Robespierre
b. Legislative body of old France
9. Sans-culottes
c. Radical Parisian workers