French Revolution

4. radical political group that supported the execution of the king and strong central government.
6. attack on a Paris prison on July 14, 1789, symbolizing the start of the Revolution.
8. the political and social system in France before the French Revolution, based on inequality and privilege.
10. document stating that all men are born free and equal with natural rights.
16. period when revolutionary leaders used violence and executions to control France.
20. weak five-man government that ruled France before Napoleon took power.
21. radical revolutionary leader who led the Reign of Terror.
23. the estate made up of nobles who held privileges and paid few taxes.
24. radical working-class revolutionaries who supported equality and democracy.
25. the middle class of merchants, professionals, and business owners who wanted political power.
26. the estate made up of common people, including peasants, workers, and the bourgeoisie.
27. the estate made up of clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.
28. representative assembly of the three estates that met to discuss taxes and reforms.

1. sudden overthrow of the government, often by force.
2. system in which a king rules but is limited by a constitution and laws.
3. wave of panic and violence in the countryside as peasants attacked nobles.
5. representative government formed by the Third Estate to reform France.
7. king of France during the French Revolution who was executed.
9. pledge by members of the Third Estate to create a new constitution for France.
11. system of government in which a king or queen holds all political power without limits.
12. former French general who seized control of the government and created the first French Empire.
13. queen of France who symbolized royal excess and was executed.
14. group that governed France during the Reign of Terror to protect the revolution.
15. a Paris prison that represented royal authority and tyranny.
17. policy of mass conscription requiring citizens to join the army.
18. machine used to execute enemies of the revolution quickly and publicly.
19. a form of government without a king, ruled by elected representatives.
22. basic rights such as liberty, property, and equality that cannot be taken away.