French Revolution Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. Government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799, with Napoleon as the first consul in control of the entire government.
  2. 3. A law code developed by Napoleon that preserved the gains of the French Revolution by organizing the equality of citizens before the law.
  3. 5. The middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people.
  4. 8. A famous leader of Sans-Culottes. Wrote "Friend of the People."
  5. 10. A French army general who succeeded in taking over France through a coup d'etat in 1799.
  6. 12. A period of state-sanctioned violence during the French revolution.
  7. 13. An individual qualified to vote in an election.
  8. 15. A dissenting group
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  1. 1. They were initially known as the "Society of Friends" of the constitution.
  2. 3. A sudden overthrow of the government
  3. 4. On April 6, 1793 a National Convention put together a crucial political body during the French Revolution. It was to protect the new republic against both internal and external threats.
  4. 6. "Without Breeches" members of the Paris Commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots.
  5. 7. One of the 3 classes into which French society was divided before the revolution.
  6. 9. A meeting of the National Assembly on June 20, 1789 to draft a constitution for France.
  7. 11. A leader of Sans-Culottes and Paris Commune during the French Revolution. His title was Minister of Justice.
  8. 14. The unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religon, and national symbols.