What was the impact of the French Revolution in France?

Impact

(i) Marked the end of absolute monarchy and paved way for the republican government.

(ii) Upheld the theory of popular sovereignty and laid the foundations of democratic principles-government should be based on the consent of the governed.

(iii) The slogan of equality, liberty and fraternity became the watchwords of freedom loving people all over the world.

(iv) Feudalism and serfdom abolished and the power of the clergy curbed.

(v) The Jacobins gave the people the right to vote.

(vi) New reforms were introduced in education, administration and the judiciary.