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- 6. A supporter of the revolution and an influential host of numerous political salons, Madame ......
- 9. Surname of the finance minister who replaced Calonne in 1787
- 11. French nobleman and soldier born Gilbert du Motier who served as a volunteer during the American Revolution
- 13. A nickname given to private individuals or companies, employed to collect revenue for the government, 'tax .......'
- 15. A factory owned by this Paris wallpaper manufacturer was besieged and ransacked by angry citizens in April 1789
- 16. Members of the revolutionary assembly spontaneously dissolved most of France's feudal laws in this month of 1789
- 19. French scientist and political reformer who played a key role in the events of 1789 and later became mayor of Paris, Jean Sylvain ......
- 20. A meeting of the king and the Paris parlement for the purpose of pushing through laws, a 'lit de .......'
- 22. Born Gabriel Riqueti, this liberal-minded noble became an important early leader in the National Assembly
- 23. A body of significant individuals, assembled in 1788 to provide advice to the sovereign, the Assembly of ........
- 24. In June 1789 the future National Assembly took an oath while gathered at a place reserved for this sport
- 25. Political pamphlet published by Sieyes in early 1789, '.... .. the Third Estate?' (4,2)
- 29. A manuscript containing the collected opinions or grievances of a particular group, presented to the king in 1789
- 30. The river that runs through Paris
Down
- 1. At the Estates General, members of the Third Estate demanded that voting by conducted 'by ....' rather than 'by order'
- 2. The fiery editor of the radical newspaper, 'The Friend of the People', first published in September 1789
- 3. Finance ministers like Necker were able to maintain government spending by obtaining these from foreign sources
- 4. French name for the nation's highest courts, responsible for endorsing and registering new laws
- 5. A period of peasant revolts and uprisings in rural France during July-August 1789 (5,4)
- 7. One of Calonne's proposed economic reforms was a tax to be levied on this form of property
- 8. Louis XVI's sacking of this popular minister on July 11th 1789 led to rising tensions in Paris
- 10. Government building stormed by the Parisian people on July 14th 1789
- 12. A cousin to Louis XVI and a supporter of the revolution was Louis Philippe, Duke of .......
- 14. The ill-fated governor of the Bastille, murdered by rebels in July 1789, Bernard .. ...... (2,6)
- 17. In July 1789 Lafayette was placed in charge of a protective militia called the National .....
- 18. A representative body formed at Versailles in June 1789, the National ........
- 21. Representative assembly that met in Versailles in mid-1789, the Estates .......
- 26. French for 'Royal Session', usually in reference to events of June 23rd 1979, the '...... Royale'
- 27. In October 1789 a large group of commoners invaded Versailles and forced the royal family to relocate to this city
- 28. A Paris building housing the city's local government, the H�tel de .....