French Revolution II Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• divine right : king louis xvi wanted to rule france this way.
• first : this estate included the clergy.
• second : this estate included the noblemen.
• third : this estate included all classes of people besides clergy & noblemen.
• tuileries : in october 1789, king louis & his family were put under guard here.
• supreme being : this is similar to the christian concept of god.
• joseph fouche : this former catholic priest ripped religious symbols from all public buildings during the fr.
• tumbrel : this rough, two-wheeled cart was used to carry condemned people to the guillotine.
• public safety : this committee of 12 men enforced the law of suspected persons.
• cult of reason : this form of religion was given as a secular alternative to christianity during the fr.
• taxes : in pre-revolution france, peasants had to pay this to the king.
• tithe : in pre-revolution france, peasants had to pay this to the church.
• rent : in pre-revolution france, peasants had to pay this to their noblemen landlords.
• fees : in pre-revolution france, peasants had to pay this for various services.
• empty : when king louis xvi came to the french throne this was the state of the royal treasury.
• versailles : king louis xiv built this huge palace during his reign.
• frenchmen : during the american revolution, these people helped the americans fight for independence.
• tennis : the people of the 3rd estate met here after being expelled from the states-general meeting in 1789.
• war : added to its inner turmoil, france also faced this against austria & prussia.