French Revolution Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of World History (General) has 20 clues. Answers range from 8 to 27 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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new legislative body created when the radicals replaced the royalist government in Paris
first step to writing a constitution, this document said all French men were born free and equal, had natural rights and were equal before the law
strong feeling of pride in and devotion to France that resulted from the new French national identity
weak indecisive king who pursued pleasures before serious business
from September 1793 to July 1794, revolutionary courts conducted hasty trials and executions of thousands of supposed traitors republic
government ruled by elected representatives instead of a monarchy
French kings refused to call these into sessions because they feared nobles would use it to recover feudal powers lost under absolute rule
popular military hero who politicians turned to for support, but he outwitted them all and took control of france
working class men and women who pushed the revolutionaries to demand a republic
voted to end feudalism by abolishing their own privileges including feudal dues, exclusive hunting rights, special legal status, and exemption from taxes
mass levy or tax that required all citisens to support the war effort
vow to never separate and to meet whenever the circumstances might require until a sound and just constitution was established
headed the National guard, a mostly middle-class militia organized in response to the arrival of royal troops in Paris
one cause of evonomic troubles in France defined as the government spending more money than it takes in
resulting from rumors that nobles were attacking villages and towns, government troops were seizing peasant crops and attempting to reimpose medieval dues
October 5, six thousand women shouting "bread" demanded to see the King and refused to leave Versailles until he met their demand to return to Paris
The right to vote that was given to male citizens, not just property owners, after radicals took over the legislature in August 1791
government set up by the Constitution of 1795 with a two house legislature elected only by male citizens with property
early flag used by revolutionaries that became France's national flag
July 14, 1789 about 800 partisans demanded weapons and gunpowder believed to be stored in this medieval fortress

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