The French Revolution

2. Leader of the Committee of Public Saftey; was in the Terror.
9. Held on July 14th, this holiday is celebrated throughout France.
12. Happened due to the social divide and inequalities in society; similar to the feudal system; A divide between social classes, and was a way of determining taxation.
14. Was introverted, shy, and indecisive; known for his lavish spending habits; King of France.
16. A radical, socialist government that briefly ruled Paris after the Prussian War; had an important influence on the revolution.
17. French spy who kissed Marie Antoinette’s hand outside of Versailles.
19. Created by Joseph II and the Prussian king Fredrick Williams II; a joint statement by Austria and Prussia that threatened a military intervention in France if harm came to King Louis XVI.
21. The most influential and radical political group during the French Revolution; advocated for a republic, universal suffrage, and used extreme violence to protect the revolution.
22. Pledge by Third Estate to create a constitution.
23. Second Estate; the privileged and landowning citizens.
26. Became the new form of revolutionary government in France; abolished the monarchy;declared the first republic.

1. Artisans and workers in the third estate.
3. France was divided into 83 ___________.
4. It was thought that nobles hired this group of people to terrorize the peasants during the Great Fear.
5. Device used for beheadings.
6. Massive state prison/fortress.
7. City-dwelling merchants, factory owners, and professionals in the third estate.
8. The third estate renamed themselves this; proclaimed to end absolute monarchy and the beginning of representative government.
10. Panic and peasant upisings in the countryside.
11. The National Assembly stepped down and was replaced by the _____________.
13. Consisted of Britain, Spain, Portugal and Austria; formed to prevent the revolution from spreading and to fight France.
15. Poor people with little hope, paid rent and fees to the nobles, and survived on bread.
18. First Estate; church officials.
20. The Queen of France; had no clue about politics; gave her husband bad advice; was very much disliked by the people.
24. A French military leader who defended France during the French Revolution; eventually became emperor of France.
25. Someone who fled their own country in order to settle in another; King LouisXVI tried to do this.