French Revolution

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Across
  1. 3. This king was indecisive and had little patience for government issues
  2. 4. Starting as a panic from rumors that nobles were hiring outlaws, this grew to riots
  3. 5. An assembly of representatives from all three estates
  4. 6. Period of time when the Jacobins were in charge and guillotined many "enemies of the Revolution"
  5. 7. Each estate had ______________.
  6. 9. A nickname given to Marie Antoinette
  7. 10. A pledge to stay at an indoor tennis court until a new constitution was drafted
  8. 11. The heavy burden of ________ made it difficult for businesses to be profitable
  9. 12. This group tried Louis XVI for treason
  10. 13. Many nobles, including King Louis XVI, tried to ________.
  11. 14. This spokesperson proposed a National Assembly to pass laws and reforms for the French people.
  12. 16. A government body that had the power to make laws and approve or reject declarations of war
  13. 17. The French people stormed this armory to defend the city
  14. 18. A new execution method, thought to be more humane, as it removed the head and lead to instant death
Down
  1. 1. French version of the Declaration of Independence
  2. 2. A new legislator that took office after fear of war from Prussia lead to several murders
  3. 8. General to command France's armies after the reign of terror ended
  4. 11. 97% of the French population belonged to this social class
  5. 15. Date of French National Holiday, similar to the Fourth of July