Across
- 2. this group consisted of the nobility class who paid no taxes
- 6. group of mostly third estate that claimed to represent the people of France
- 7. when the government and/or monarchs are spending more money than it takes in
- 8. the King during the French Revolution that was beheaded
- 9. the third government setup during the French Revolution that was weak and corrupt
- 10. this group comprised of 97% of France’s population before the revolution
- 11. a march of over 7,000 women that stormed the palace to kill the queen and relocate the royal family
- 13. during this period up to 40,000 people were sentenced to death by guillotine
- 14. A meeting called by the King to deal with the budget with representatives from each estate
- 15. the king’s palace of France. As many as 10,000 people lived there
- 17. pledge by the National Assembly not to disband until a new constitutional was established
Down
- 1. voted to abolish the monarchy and declared France a republic
- 3. a machine created in order to make executions more humane
- 4. Last name of the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and the Reign of Terror
- 5. wife of King Louis XVI, from Austria
- 12. one of three distinct social classes in France consisting of Roman Catholic clergy and made up 1% of the population
- 16. famous Paris political prison stormed by a mob
