True or false about the Revolution

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The Bastille fell on 14 July 1789.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The nobility paid the state's direct tax.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Peasants were about 90 per cent of the people.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The 1791 constitution gave every man the vote.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Napoleon reintroduced slavery.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   French women could vote from 1791.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation