Across
- 5. Meeting of European leaders to try to restore peace and order after the defeat of Napoleon
- 7. first formal government of the independent states
- 9. Led a slave uprising in St. Domingue in 1791 to overthrow French authority in Haiti
- 14. The lawmaking body of France.
- 19. French war hero that aided the Americans in their fight for independence, was very popular amongst the people
- 21. term used to describe the different social classes in French society
- 25. Inspired by Enlightenment ideas, written by the National Assembly and outlines citizen's rights
- 26. when government does not enforce its own laws
- 27. Argentine Creole general who won independence for Argentina, Chile and Peru by 1821
- 28. written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and inspired by enlightenment ideas, used to explain why the colonists wanted independence from England
- 29. a vow made by members of the National Assembly in 1789 to not separate until they had established a new constitution in France
Down
- 1. war fought from 1775 to 1783 that established the ultimately United States of America
- 2. Military general who took control of France after the French Revolution, crowned himself Emperor
- 3. King of France during French Revolution; both he and his wife, Marie Antoinette, brought economic troubles to France
- 4. Venezuelan general who won independence for Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador by 1821
- 6. ended the American Revolution and doubled the size of American territory; 1783
- 8. national government handles issues between the states and with other countries
- 10. social and political system of France before French Revolution
- 11. church or clergy, less than 1% of the French population, paid no taxes
- 12. Radical ruler of France during Reign of Terror, created the Committee of Public Safety.
- 13. new federal system of government based on enlightenment ideas; replaced the Articles of Confederation
- 15. middle class, city workers, peasants, made up about 97% of French population, paid the taxes
- 16. Peruvian man who led a rebellion against Spanish rule in 1780
- 17. Freed Haiti from France and named himself Emperor and brought back slavery
- 18. Radical period of French Revolution where many people died by the Guillotine
- 19. started the Mexican independence movement through a violent uprising against the Spanish
- 20. first ten amendments to the US Constitution; protects individual rights and gives power to the states
- 22. nobles, about 2% of the population, paid no taxes
- 23. fought in North America between England/Native American allies and colonists and France/Native American allies
- 24. fought in Europe between England and Prussia as well as France and Austria