Unit 5: French Revolution & Napoleon
Across
- 1. listed grievances against the British king & declared the colonies independent
- 7. the nations of Europe united against Napoleon & defeated him, forcing him to give up the throne
- 8. absolute monarch of France who was executed during the French Revolution
- 13. National Assembly swore to stay in session until France had a new constitution
- 14. European powers held regular conferences to address issues & resolve disputes to maintain the balance of power
- 16. replaced the Legislative Assembly, abolished the monarchy, & brought in the Reign of Terror
- 18. France before the French Revolution, in which there was an absolute monarchy & feudalism
- 19. Napoleon's law code that provided equality, property rights, freedom of religion, etc., & was adopted in many countries
- 20. established by the Third Estate, declaring themselves the legitimate government of France & starting the French Revolution
- 21. period under the Jacobins in which suspected enemies of the revolution were guillotined
- 22. designed to close the European continent to British trade to defeat Britain economically, but backfired
- 23. led a coup d'etat to gain power in France, declared himself emperor, & gained control over most of Europe
Down
- 2. written by the National Assembly, listed natural rights
- 3. written by the National Assembly, created a constitutional monarchy & gave men the right to vote
- 4. made up of the middle class, urban workers, & peasants
- 5. meeting of the European Great Powers to restore order to Europe after the French Revolution & conquests of Napoleon
- 6. Napoleon defeated for the last time
- 9. extremists who seized control of the National Convention & instituted radical measures, including the Reign of Terror
- 10. legislative branch of France during the Old Regime
- 11. Jacobin leader who ordered many of the executions in the Reign of Terror, but people turned against him & he was executed
- 12. support for the independence of a particular nation or people
- 15. stormed by a mob & became a symbol of the French Revolution
- 17. colonists fought for independence from Great Britain