The French Revolution

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  1. 3. A group of Third Estate representatives who were angry over the voting structure, and seceded from the Estates-General.
  2. 6. The powerful and ruthless leader of the Committee of Public Safety.
  3. 10. Replaced the Legislative Assembly because of a new constitution that took all power from the king. They overthrew the monarchy and declared a republic.
  4. 13. A prison used as a symbol of tyranny by the French government. It was attacked and destroyed by an angry mob.
  5. 15. Lowest class of France, about 27 million people who had to pay large taxes.
  6. 16. A violent revolt against the French government resulting in it changing from a monarchy to a republic.
  7. 19. The man who led the coup d’état that overthrew the French government, then he became the first dictatorial consul of France.
  8. 20. To betray your own country.
  9. 21. The last absolute monarch of France, ruled during the French Revolution.
  10. 24. A committee created by the French National Convention, and led by Maximilian Robespierre, used to identify enemies of the revolution.
Down
  1. 1. A cultural and philosophical movement that promoted freedom and criticized absolutism.
  2. 2. A group of republicans in the Legislative Assembly and French National Convention. They declared war on Austria and Prussia.
  3. 4. A period during the revolution when the Committee of Public Safety grew very powerful and convicted over 300,000 people of being enemies of the revolution. A device with a large blade that was used to behead people.
  4. 5. The wealthiest class of France, about 100,000 people who were all tax-exempt. Also known as the clergy.
  5. 7. A legislature created by a new constitution that limited the king’s power. It replaced the National Assembly.
  6. 8. An oath made by the French National Assembly declaring they wouldn’t back down until France became a constitutional monarchy.
  7. 9. A peasant uprising where they attacked nobles out of fear. Resolved by abolishing serfdom.
  8. 11. A war that freed America from Britain. France sent its military to fight in it, putting them into a financial crisis.
  9. 12. King Louis XVI’s wife.
  10. 14. The advisory body for France, made up of representatives from each estate. Each estate gets one vote.
  11. 17. The large French royal castle where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived, but got kicked out.
  12. 18. A sudden seizure of power from a government.
  13. 22. The middle class of France, about 300,000 people who were all tax-exempt. Also known as the nobles.
  14. 23. A radical and powerful political club in France. A leading force in the Reign of Terror, who were eventually outlawed.