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l Napoleon reintroduced slavery after ten years.

l Finally in 1848, slavery was completely abolished in French Colonies.

Activity (Page no. 21)
Goyal Brothers Prakashan
Q. Record your impressions of this print (Fig. 14). Describe the objects lying on the
ground. What do they symbolise? What attitude does the picture express towards
non-European slaves?
Ans. This print symbolises the superior feeling of French people towards slaves from Africa
and the Caribbean. The French thought that these people were uncivilized. The slogans
represent the fact that the former slaves will have equal rights to the European settlers,
now that the slaves are free.
The objects lying on the ground are European clothes, symbolising the superior culture
of Europe compared to that of the slaves. This expresses the racial and superior attitude
of the French towards the slaves.

6. THE REVOLUTION AND EVERYDAY LIFE
l France during 1789 saw many changes in the lives of men, women and children.
l The abolition of censorship came into effect in the summer of 1789, after the storming
of the Bastille.
l The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed Freedom of Speech and
expression to be a natural right.

l Plays, songs and festive processions attracted large numbers of people which was one
way that people could grasp and identify with ideas such as liberty or justice.

Activity (Page no. 22)

Q. Describe the picture in your own words. What are the images that the artist has used
to communicate the following ideas: greed, equality, justice, takeover by the state of
the assets of the church?
Ans. The man-woman pair on the right depicts equality. The fat man symbolises greed; he is a
member of clergy. The two man is holding him symbolise officials who have taken over
church assets. The press depicts justice.

Conclusion
l Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself as Emperor of France in 1804 and introduced
many laws, such as the protection of private property and a uniform system of weights
and measures provided by the decimal system.
l Initially, many welcomed him as a liberator who would bring freedom for the people.

l But soon his armies came to be viewed everywhere as an invading force.
l Finally, Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo in 1815.
l The ideas of liberty and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French
Revolution.
l Later, these ideas were adopted by Indian leaders, Tipu Sultan and Raja Rammohan Roy.

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