Which among these is a false statement?
The National convention divided on the issue of the execution of the king. The moderates did not agree with the Jacobians, who formed the majority in the Convention.
The Jacobians had set up the Revolutionary Tribunal to deal with the moderates. It was the beginning of the Reign of Terror.
It was also the darkest period of the Revolution. Riots broke out in many places like Lyons, Marseilles and other cities. In 1793, the first coalition was formed by the European nations against the revolutionary government.
The Jacobians suspended the constitution and created the Committee of Public Safety with full powers to deal with the situation. Danton was the leader of this committee.
Gabelle referred to:
Land tax
Salt tax
Tax to the Church
Capitation tax
Who were the two financial experts king Louis VI appointed to look into the national financial crisis?
Calonne and Jacques Necker
Turgot and Calonne
Turgot and Jacques Necker
Rousseau and Jacques Necker
“Man is born free and is everywhere in chains”. These are the famous words of which great reformer?
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Diderot
Voltaire
Which book is known as the Bible of the French Revolution?
The Spirit of Laws
Small Catechism
Social Contract
The Institutes of Christian Religion
Land tax was called by the name:
Taille
Gabelle
Tithe
Talisman
Name the eminent leader of the Cordelier Club.
Robespierre
Danton
Madame Roland
Napoleon
What was the motto of the French Revolution?
“Liberty, Sovereignty and Fraternity”
“Liberty, Equality and Democracy”
“Liberty, Equality and Fraternity”
“Liberty, Equality and Pursuit of happiness”
Date the Tennis Court Oath.
17th June 1789
18th June 1789
17th June 1798
17th June 1790
The National Assembly dissolved itself in which year?
1781
1785
1790
1791
