France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic

Although Louis XVI had signed the Constitution, he entered into secret negotiations with the King of _________.

Rulers of other neighbouring countries too were worried by the developments in France

• True

• False

The neighbouring countries did not plan to send troops to put down the events that had been taking place there since the summer of 1789.

• True

• False

Before the neighbouring countries could send troops, the National Assembly voted in April 1792 to declare war against ________.

• Prussia and Austria

• Russia and England

• Austria and Germany

Thousands of volunteers thronged from the provinces to join the army

• True

• False

The National Assembly and the French saw this as a war of the people against kings and aristocracies all over _______.

• Europe

• Austria

• France

• Monarchy

The _________, was composed by the poet Roget de LíIsle

The Marseillaise is now the national anthem of France

• True

• False

What was the Marseillaise?

• A slogan

• A speech

• A patriotic song

The revolutionary wars brought __________ to the people

• losses and economic difficulties

• happiness

• grief

• econimc development