Unit 5: French Revolution & Napoleon

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