The French Revolution

1. Extremely violent leader of the Reign of Terror, considered a de facto dictator, wanted a “Republic of Virtue.”
8. Queen of France, said “Let them eat cake!”
9. Two-house legislature was built following the Reign of Terror
17. King of France, executed by his own invention
18. Louis XVI sends this army to Paris to de-escalate the riots with peasants
19. Took place at a tennis court
20. Frances’ national parliament from 1791 to 1792, before being replaced by the National Convention
22. Austria sent this to France; If you hurt the King and Queen, we’ll go to war with you
23. Abolished the monarchy, led the radical phase and execution of the King and Queen, declared the first republic
24. A group of peasants of a certain gender did the ______ to versailles

2. City-dwelling merchants, factory owners, etc, "The birds work for the ___”
3. Left the country during the revolution to save their heads from being chopped off
4. The violent period of the Revolution, your head could be chopped off for anything, including cutting a tree
5. Symbolic moment of the revolution; celebrated on July 14th
6. Less than 2 percent of the population, including nobility
7. Fought between several European countries and France
10. Near Paris, where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived, has a hall of mirrors
11. Less than one percent of the population, including bishops and other clergy
12. The largest group of the population, between 97-98 percent, includes the Bourgeoisie, sans-culottes, and peasants
13. A short-lived, powerful city council in Paris, coincidentally, has the city's name in the title
14. When people were worried that brigands were coming to terrorize the peasants
15. A violent political society that pushed for a radical Republic, led the Reign of Terror with Robespierre
16. After the Directory is formed, they find this general to command the army
18. Artisans and workers, in English, their name means without knee breeches
21. Chop chop