Across
- 1. The ruler at the beginning of the French Revolution
- 6. Composed of representatives from the three orders of French society. The meeting occurred at Versailles on May 5, 1789
- 11. A government determined solely by the ruler. At the time, it was Louis XVI. This monarchy caused various financial crises.
- 12. The deputies of the third estate swore in a tennis court that they would continue to meet until they had produced a French constitution
- 14. A sudden overthrow of the government in 1799, led by Napoleon Bonaparte
- 15. A leader of the Committee of Public Safety. He calls for liberty, equality, and fertility.
- 17. Middle Class, part of the third estate
- 18. A machine that was said to kill quickly and humanely.
- 19. The man who seizes control of the government and takes complete control by leading the Coup d'Etat
- 20. The 130,000 people in the first estate who were exempt from taxes
Down
- 2. The palace for Louis XVI, 12 miles outside of Paris
- 3. From a list of 500, the Council of Elders elected five directors to act as the executive committee, or directory. The Directory, with the legislature, ruled
- 4. People like Robespierre, Danton, and Marat who were members of the Committee of Public Safety. They dominated a new government called the National Convention
- 5. Document inspired by the American Declaration of Independence, proclaiming equal rights and freedom for all men
- 7. Class structure of French society before the revolution.
- 8. The capital of France, where Louis XVI and his wife are basically prisoners after the women attacked them at Versailles
- 9. An effort set by the Committee of Public Safety to prosecute internal enemies of the revolutionary republic
- 10. The wife of Louis XVI, who continued spending money during an economic crisis
- 13. An 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals who were greatly impressed with the achievements of the Scientific Revolution
- 16. An armory and prison in Paris that was dismantled by a mob of Parisians for weapons.