French Revolution

Matching exercise

Match the items on the left to the items on the right.

Storming this medieval fortress changed the revolution
Comfortable members of the 3rd Estate
Established by Robespierre and instigated the Reign of terror
Led the Mountains with Robespierre
Written by the National Convention
Site of palace outside Paris
Executed wife of the king
Led the Mountains; began the Reign of Terror
Executed king of France
Petty laborers; became the major political group
The National Assembly would not disband until they had a new constitution
The order before the revolution
The killing of the king
Wrote Vindication of the Rights Man
Fees that peasants had to pay to use the mill etc.
List of grievances that each Estate drew up
Roadwork; an obligation of the peasants
To overthrow those in power
Dominant group in the National Convention
Five man committee that ruled France
The panic that spread through the French countryside
The national assembly summoned in 1789 to correct the abuses
Direct tax from which the nobles were exempt
Law courts staffed by nobles
Influenced the revolution