French Revolution

2. ____________ of the Rights of Men and Citizen Statement of fundamental political rights adopted at the beginning of the French Revolution. Called for freedom in a representative gov.
3. France's traditional national assembly with representatives of the three estates, or classes, in French society: the clergy, nobility, and commoners.
6. led by Robespierre, fixed bread prices and nationalized some businesses. Basically secret police and also controlled the war effort. Instigated the Reign of Terror.
8. A term referring to the all of the leaders of the Latin American independence movement.
9. a machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.
10. a great fortress stood as a symbol of royal tyranny. On July 14, 1789, a large crowd of Parisians captured the Bastille. Ever since then, the people of France have celebrated July 14 as their national holiday.
12. _________ Court Oath Declaration mainly by members of the Third Estate not to disband until they had drafted a constitution for France (June 20, 1789).
13. Spanish-born people (born in Spain), who came to Latin America to live and rule. They were the highest social class.

1. The upper class of the Third Estate sometimes richer than the nobility
4. A French colony on Hispainola which had a slave revolution (1794) to gain independence. The revolution was led by Toussaint L'Ouverture.
5. Persons of mixed European and African ancestry
6. People who had Spanish or Portuguese parents but were born in Latin America.
7. A person of mixed Native American and European ancestry.
11. of Terror the period of Robespierre's rule; period of killing and unrest