French Revolution

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  1. 2. Radical political organization.
  2. 5. Took place of the National Assembly.
  3. 6. Similar to indentured servitude, French citizens could “work” off their debts by doing menial labor for the government.
  4. 12. Estate made up of bourgeoisie (bankers, factory owners, merchants), urban lower class, and peasant farmers.
  5. 14. Was executed for publishing the Declaration of Rights for Women.
  6. 15. Where the royal family stayed in Paris.
  7. 16. A list of grievances.
  8. 19. One reason Marie Antoinette was unpopular in France might’ve been because she was a member of the royal family from this long-time French enemy.
  9. 21. Created by the Third Estate to pass laws and reforms for the French people.
  10. 22. Those that wanted “sweeping” changes from the Revolution and wore “short pants”.
  11. 25. The National Assembly took over this and declared that its officials and priests were to be elected.
  12. 27. Spending more than you have.
  13. 32. Estate made up of clergy from the Roman Catholic Church.
  14. 33. Queen of France in the latter part of the 18th century.
  15. 34. Nobles and others who had fled France earlier only to return.
  16. 36. Declaration that threatened to have Prussia and Austria intervene in the French Revolution in order to protect the royal family.
  17. 38. A nationwide panic in France in which the peasants were regarded as outlaws and the nobles sought to terrorize the peasants.
  18. 40. Over 1000 prisoners in Paris prisons were killed by citizens fearful that they would break out and control the city.
  19. 41. The three large social classes in France.
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  1. 1. Palace outside of Paris that housed the royal family.
  2. 3. Wanted a limited monarchy and few changes from within the Legislative Assembly.
  3. 4. Only wanted some changes in the government from within the Legislative Assembly.
  4. 7. This medieval prison was “stormed” on July 14th, 1789.
  5. 8. Who were responsible for rioting at the Palace of Versailles over the price of bread in which several guards were killed and the King and Queen were forced to return to Paris?
  6. 9. Estate that comprised of over 97% of the French population.
  7. 10. Leader of the Committee of Public Safety.
  8. 11. A pledge by the Third Estate to stay confined to an indoor tennis court until they had drawn up a new constitution.
  9. 13. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was very similar to this American document.
  10. 17. Name of the period in which Robespierre was in control.
  11. 18. King of France in the latter part of the 18th century.
  12. 20. What did Louis XVI want to approve of to pay off his wife’s debt at the Estates General meeting that convened for the first time in 175 years on May 5th, 1789?
  13. 23. Estate made up of rich nobles.
  14. 24. A killing machine.
  15. 26. The three words, in English, that make up the “slogan” of the revolutionary leaders.
  16. 28. An assembly of representatives from all three Estates.
  17. 29. The price of this staple doubled in France in 1789.
  18. 30. Percentage of taxes that the Third Estate was expected to pay.
  19. 31. Beheaded by the guillotine on January 21st, 1793.
  20. 35. Opposed the idea of a monarchy from within the Legislative Assembly.
  21. 37. Where the royal family tried to escape to in June of 1791.
  22. 39. The social and political system of France in the 1770s.