The French Revolution Crossword

A combination of the absolute monarchy and feudalism in France; it included the three estates
He was the king of France at the start of the revolution; he was weak and indecisive
The wave of senseless panic that rolled through France
She was the queen of France at the start of the revolution; she was from Austria and spent too much money on herself
This was legislative branch of the government; it proclaimed an end to the absolute monarchy and the start of a representative government
A promise made by the members of the National Assembly to stay together until they had written a constitution for France
They consisted of the Roman Catholic Clergy; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes
A machine used to behead people; it was suppose to make death quick and painless
A medieval fort and prison in Paris used to store gun powder
The legislative branch of the French government prior to the French Revolution
They consisted of the They consisted Nobles; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes to the king
A major change
The social classes in France
They consisted of the bourgeoisie, the san-culottes and the peasants; they paid high taxes and had no special privileges
Hoping to spread their revolutionary ideas, France voted to declare war on this country
The excessively violent period of time during the French Revolution under the rule of Robespierre
This group hated the king, wanted drastic and sweeping changes and advocated the use of violence in the name of the revolution
This group liked the king, wanted no more changes and was opposed to violence
This group could live with or without the king, wanted some additional changes and supported violence only if it was justified
The radical leader during the French Revolution responsible for the Reign of Terror; he wanted to create a Republic of Virtue
They were the urban middle-class; they were the merchants/artisans and were well-educated and often wealthy
They were the urban poor; they were the cooks/servants who were paid low wages and were often out of work
They were the rural poor; they were the farmers who paid about half of their income in taxes to the nobles, the church and other agents of the king
Robespierre's attempt to erase all traces of the monarchy, nobility and the Catholic Church
A radical supporter of the French Revolution who used his newspaper to demand more blood; he was eventually murdered