Across
- 2. The __________ of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was a document that proclaimed "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity," and that described basic human rights.
- 7. weak indecisive king who pursued pleasures before serious business
- 8. voted to remove the power of King Louis
- 9. a fortress in Paris, that became the symbol of national pride for french citizens.
- 11. from September 1793 to July 1794, revolutionary courts conducted hasty trials and executions of thousands of supposed traitors
- 12. working class men and women who pushed the revolutionaries to demand a republic
- 13. government ruled by elected representatives instead of a monarchy
- 14. popular military hero who politicians turned to for support, but he outwitted them all and took control of france
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- 1. Device for beheading commonly used in the French Revolutionary period
- 3. strong feeling of pride in and devotion to France that resulted from the new French national identity
- 4. the architect of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution
- 5. the last queen of France before the French Revolution
- 6. French kings refused to call these governing classification because they feared nobles would use it to recover feudal powers lost under absolute rule
- 10. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices