Whitney's French Crossword Puzzle
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bourgeois: A French word for a member of the middle class
Louis XVI: The last king of France before the French Revolution
Palace of Versailles: A palace built southwest of Paris in the 17th century for Louis XIV
National Assembly: The body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General
Danton: The last name of the French Revolutionary leader, 1759–94
Marat: 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French revolution
North America: The northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean
Harvest: The season when ripened crops are gathered
liberte egalite fraternite: The motto of the French revolution meaning freedom, equality, and fraternity
Madame Tussaud: 1760–1850, Swiss wax modeler in France and England: wax museum founder
Place de la Concorde: A site where King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793
Robespierre: 1758–94, French lawyer and revolutionary leader
Marie Antoinette: Queen of France 1774–93 and wife of Louis XVI
Citizens: An inhabitant of a city or town, especially one entitled to its privileges or franchises
The Terror: The period of the French Revolution during which thousands of people were executed
Lafayette: French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington
The Gabelle: A form of tax in France before the Revolution
Peasant: A member of a low class of persons
Sans Culottes: In the French Revolution a class of the poorer persons
The Dauphin: A title for the eldest son of the king of France
Tennis Court Oath: Two middle classes met on tennis courts to play tennis and secretly talk about politics
Absolute Monarch: A ruler who governs alone and is not restrained by laws, a constitution or custom
Madame La Guillotine: A name given to a guillotine during the Reign of Terror
The Directory: A book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc.
Mirabeau: A French revolutionary, writer, diplomat, journalist and French politician
Jacobins: A member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror
Grievances: A wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress
Jeu De Paume: A ball-and-court game that was an indoor precursor of tennis played originally without racquets
Citizen Capet: A name given to Louis XVI by the revolutionaries
La Marseillaise: The national anthem of France
Whitney's French Crossword Puzzle
Across:| 2. | A title for the eldest son of the king of France | | 7. | Queen of France 1774–93 and wife of Louis XVI | | 9. | 1758–94, French lawyer and revolutionary leader | | 10. | A member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror | | 12. | 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French revolution | | 15. | The period of the French Revolution during which thousands of people were executed |
| | 16. | French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington | | 17. | A French revolutionary, writer, diplomat, journalist and French politician | | 18. | The last name of the French Revolutionary leader, 1759–94 | | 20. | Two middle classes met on tennis courts to play tennis and secretly talk about politics | | 22. | A name given to a guillotine during the Reign of Terror |
| | Down:| 1. | A ball-and-court game that was an indoor precursor of tennis played originally without racquets | | 2. | A book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc. | | 3. | A ruler who governs alone and is not restrained by laws, a constitution or custom | | 4. | The body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General | | 5. | In the French Revolution a class of the poorer persons | | 6. | An inhabitant of a city or town, especially one entitled to its privileges or franchises | | 8. | A wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress |
| | 11. | A French word for a member of the middle class | | 13. | A name given to Louis XVI by the revolutionaries | | 14. | The last king of France before the French Revolution | | 15. | A form of tax in France before the Revolution | | 19. | A member of a low class of persons | | 21. | The season when ripened crops are gathered |
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Whitney's French Crossword Puzzle
Across:| 2. | A title for the eldest son of the king of France | | 7. | Queen of France 1774–93 and wife of Louis XVI | | 9. | 1758–94, French lawyer and revolutionary leader | | 10. | A member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror | | 12. | 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French revolution | | 15. | The period of the French Revolution during which thousands of people were executed |
| | 16. | French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington | | 17. | A French revolutionary, writer, diplomat, journalist and French politician | | 18. | The last name of the French Revolutionary leader, 1759–94 | | 20. | Two middle classes met on tennis courts to play tennis and secretly talk about politics | | 22. | A name given to a guillotine during the Reign of Terror |
| | Down:| 1. | A ball-and-court game that was an indoor precursor of tennis played originally without racquets | | 2. | A book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc. | | 3. | A ruler who governs alone and is not restrained by laws, a constitution or custom | | 4. | The body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General | | 5. | In the French Revolution a class of the poorer persons | | 6. | An inhabitant of a city or town, especially one entitled to its privileges or franchises | | 8. | A wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress |
| | 11. | A French word for a member of the middle class | | 13. | A name given to Louis XVI by the revolutionaries | | 14. | The last king of France before the French Revolution | | 15. | A form of tax in France before the Revolution | | 19. | A member of a low class of persons | | 21. | The season when ripened crops are gathered |
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