The French Revolution Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. radicals that wanted an extreme change in the French government
  2. 7. July 1793-July 1794 when the Committee on Public Safety controlled the government, Robespierre killed any and all who threatened his power, ended with his execution
  3. 10. revised and unified code of law established by Napoleon for all of France
  4. 14. civil war within France from 1789-1799, ended the absolute monarchy and the “Old Regime” in France, revolution ended when Napoleon took power, eventually naming himself emperor
  5. 15. last absolute king of France, beheaded during the Revolution
  6. 17. military rule, used to regain order after an upheaval
  7. 19. small groups attack (ambush) & then hide instead of open battles, difficult to defeat
  8. 21. Corsican/French general & emperor, ended the French Revolution, restored order &law, then tried to conquer W. Europe
  9. 22. British navy led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats French fleet, ensures British naval superiority & stops invasion
  10. 23. one government that controls a large area with many cultures
Down
  1. 1. a quick seizing of power, usually by or with the support of military leaders
  2. 2. pride and love for one’s country or culture
  3. 3. moderates, happy with early changes, resisted radical change
  4. 4. Napoleon’s final defeat, lost to the Duke of Wellington
  5. 5. middle class, Parisian shop keepers, artisans, and workers
  6. 8. order for men 18-35 to serve in the military
  7. 9. radical leader during the French Revolution, leader during the Reign of Terror
  8. 11. social structure of preRevolutionary France in which the nobility had all of the power and the peasants did all the work
  9. 12. country controlled by one government where the people share a common language, culture, & past
  10. 13. Napoleon’s return to power after escaping from Elba
  11. 16. expulsion from your home or country
  12. 17. Austrian princess married to Louis XVI, hated by the French people, beheaded during the Reign of Terror
  13. 18. trading blockade set by Napoleon to weaken Great Britain
  14. 20. French citizens, mostly nobility, that fled during the revolution