The French Revolution

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  1. 6. A political group outside of Paris that favored keeping the king alive.
  2. 8. A French statesman who attempted to reform France’s finance, administration, and governmental crisis, leading to the French Revolution.
  3. 10. This law gave the Church a spot in the government, giving the government religious powers.
  4. 11. A form of government where the people are in power.
  5. 13. Rights in which every person is entitled. No law can take them away.
  6. 15. Describes a flag with three stripes, such as the flag of France.
  7. 16. Taxes that are paid to the church.
  8. 19. The goup that wanted to restore the absolute monarchy system.
  9. 21. A famous French military and political leader who rose to power during the French Revolution
  10. 23. A direct tax that French Nobles were exempt from.
  11. 25. Favoring extreme political, social, or economic reforms.
  12. 26. An agreement that stated “not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established”
  13. 27. The country in which the Revolution took place.
  14. 28. The representative assembly that represented 98% of the French population.
  15. 30. The French armory, fortress, and political prison that was stormed on July 14, 1789, eventually leading to the French Revolution.
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  1. 1. The social class system in place before the French Revolution.
  2. 2. The royal residence that housed the king, queen, and other political figures. It was in use until the start of the French Revolution.
  3. 3. A system of government where the ruler has unlimited power.
  4. 4. A violent period in the French Revolution that lasted from September 1793 to July of 1794.
  5. 5. An event where a group of women demanded bread and forced King Louis XIV to move to Paris.
  6. 7. Queen of France before the revolution, alongside her husband King Louis XVI. Was also executed by guillotine in 1793.
  7. 9. A journalist and scientist who helped launch the Reign of Terror and created “death lists”. He advocated for violent measures and was stabbed to death by Charlotte Corday in 1793.
  8. 12. A soldier who joined George Washington’s staff and became a general in the Continental Army. He sent the key to the Bastille prison.
  9. 14. Destruction of the Bastille which resulted in the French Revolution.
  10. 17. The group that wanted to overthrow the absolute monarchy system.
  11. 18. The system of government in place before the revolution occurred
  12. 20. The system in France in which the king offers benefits, such as land, in exchange for military service. It was in place until August of 1789.
  13. 22. The act of overthrowing a government with force in favor of a different system of rule.
  14. 24. A new form of government set up by leaders of the Revolution.
  15. 28. A mass panic that occurred at the start of the French Revolution.
  16. 29. A French king who was disliked by the French population for using unfair economic policies while in power. He was executed by guillotine in 1793.