French Revolution
Across
- 2. What issue was discussed at the Estates General meeting in 1789?
- 6. What was the original small lodge that turned into a grand palace to hold Louis XIV, the royals, and the upper estates?
- 9. An angry group of women who demanded the king and queen to leave Versailles with them for Paris.
- 10. This included the nobles, royalty, and the King.
- 11. The National Assembly wanted no estates, and there was a demand for a new constitution.
- 12. The King who was considered the "Sun King" with a quote "I am the state."
- 14. What was the human civil rights document that changed the future for many citizens?
- 16. What was commonly used to kill many citizens including the King and Queen?
- 17. The reason/rule the monarchs were able to stay in power for so long, telling the community it is their power from God.
- 20. A military leader who declared himself emperor, caused many wars, created citizen equality, etc.
Down
- 1. The political power is controlled by the public choice, instead of monarchy.
- 3. Places ideas from the Enlightenment into laws of civil code providing freedom rights, education, equality, etc.
- 4. The guillotine takes over, rights are prohibited, and an attempt to remove the Old Regime were part of what event?
- 5. One of the main leaders who encouraged the guillotine killings for anyone who was a threat, and based people on the merit system.
- 7. The last Queen of France before the French Revolution had occurred.
- 8. Which estate was the middle class, merchants, bankers, factory workers, peasants/poor, and professionals?
- 13. A prison that contained royal armory causing an attack from furious peasants.
- 15. The Third Estate creates this for a downfall of the monarchy with the representatives of the estate.
- 18. Caused by rumors spreading that the King wanted to kill the peasants which resulted in the action of violence against people who were in higher estates.
- 19. What was the political and social system used by France until 1789?