The American / French revolution

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Across
  1. 2. a system of government where all political power rests with one ruler, usually a tsar, emperor or monarch.
  2. 4. a period of scientific, intellectual and philosophical curiosity that began in the mid-1600s.
  3. 5. a medieval political, social and economic system with strongly defined classes and class relationships.
  4. 6. Austrian princess who married France's King Louis XVI in 1770
  5. 8. The ruling family in a hereditary system of monarchy.
  6. 10. a political system where power resides with the people and the head of state is an elected or appointed president
  7. 11. an economic condition where one company dominates the market for a particular product or service.
  8. 13. King of France from 1774 to 1792.
  9. 14. the dramatic overthrowing of a government
  10. 15. a mechanical device for carrying out executions by removing the head quickly and cleanly.
  11. 17. the head of state and the head of government in a republic.
  12. 20. love and loyalty for one's country or people
  13. 21. A palace built by Louis XIV outside of Paris; it was home to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
  14. 22. a colloquial term for a person who supported the American Revolution.
Down
  1. 1. the lawmaking body of British government
  2. 3. officially marking the creation of the United States as a separate nation from Great Britain.
  3. 7. an 18th-century term for a man who dresses in a flamboyant, extravagant or effeminate fashion.
  4. 9. French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
  5. 12. taxes on imports and /or exports
  6. 16. one who favors rapid change and progress
  7. 18. an Enlightenment political concept which suggest that all people receive certain rights at birth.
  8. 19. a state of individual freedom, particularly from oppression or coercion by a government or military force.