French Revolution

6. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
8. commoners
10. clergy
12. a Palace in France
14. a form of government with a monarch at the head.
16. a religious church that was popular in Europe
19. the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
22. French for "former regime"
23. a royal house in France
24. country in North America

1. a commitment to a national constitution and representative government, taken by delegates at the Estates-General at Versailles
2. a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert
3. nobles
4. War was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French
5. generally referred to as simply Montesquieu
7. a major historic event in France
9. a radical change in the established order
11. a group of people who are related
13. 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris
15. enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
17. supreme law of the United States of America
18. the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
20. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
21. intellectual and philosophical movement