The French Revolution

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  1. 2. French King. Was not popular. An indecisive and weak leader.
  2. 3. A fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution.
  3. 5. The French Middle Class
  4. 6. A declaration made by members of the Third Estate not to disband until they had drafted a constitution for France.
  5. 8. About 7,000 Parisian women armed demanded more bread and that the king return to Paris
  6. 9. French general, political leader, and crowned himself emperor of France in 1804.
  7. 10. The leader of the bloodiest portion of the French Revolution. Started what is known as the “Reign of Terror”. Nicknamed "The incorruptible".
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  1. 1. Instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles.
  2. 4. An Austrian-born French queen who was accused of bankrupting France due to her lavish lifestyle which made her unpopular alongside her opposition to reform.
  3. 7. During this 1 year period about 40,000 people were executed.