Gabelle referred to:
Land tax
Salt tax
Tax to the Church
Capitation tax
This great French captain with his soldiers returned from America after helping the colonies to secure their independence. His experience in America along with the fighting spirit for the cause of democracy reached the ears of the French and inspired them. Who are we speaking about?
Descartes
Lafayette
Meanders
Rufus
The National Assembly dissolved itself in which year?
1781
1785
1790
1791
Which of the following statements is not true about the French Revolution?
Although the king recognized the National Assembly, he decided to suppress it.
The King brought in troops to Versailles and Paris, and dismissed Turgot the popular minister. On hearing this, the mob of Paris became violent.
The fall of the Bastille was regarded in France as a triumph of liberty. After the fall of the Bastille the peasants rose against the nobles.
Feudalism and serfdom were abolished and the principle of equality was established.
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
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.
Who was appointed as the Director-General of Finance once Queen Marie Antoinette removed the existing Directors?
Turgot
Necker
Calonne
Samson
Tithe referred to:
Name the powerful ruler of France whose wars ruined its economy.
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Louis XVII
Which Estate of the States General declared itself as the National Assembly?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
