French Revolution

4. Revolutionary leader who was eventually executed himself
8. The common people of France who played a key role in the Revolution
13. Economic blockade designed by Napoleon to weaken Britain
14. Assembly that abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic
17. Radical journalist and politician, murdered in his bathtub
20. King of France executed during the Revolution
21. Radical group that led the Reign of Terror
22. Symbolic fortress stormed on July 14, 1789
23. Conflict in Spain and Portugal where guerrilla warfare weakened
25. Document that declared “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
26. Law that allowed the arrest of anyone suspected of being against the Revolution
27. Five-member committee that ruled France after the Reign of Terror
28. Assembly of representatives from France’s three social classes

1. Court that tried enemies of the Revolution
2. Nobles who fled France during the Revolution
3. Lavish palace of the French monarchy
4. Form of government established after the monarchy was abolished
5. Radical working-class revolutionaries
6. Revolutionary body formed by the Third Estate
7. Event marking the start of the Revolution on July 14, 1789
9. Law that placed the Church under state control
10. Event in which Napoleon overthrew The Directory and took power
11. Oath Pledge by the Third Estate to create a new constitution
12. Device used for executions during the Reign of Terror
15. Event that led to the fall of Robespierre
16. Legal system established by Napoleon that reflected some revolutionary principles
18. Wave of killings of prisoners in 1792
19. Queen of France, famous for “Let them eat cake”
24. Widespread panic and peasant uprisings in 1789