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Bastille               JayÕs Treaty                 Pike                   Peasant                    Aristocrat

Isolation           Proclamation         Reign of Terror        Foreign Affairs         Radical

 

 

1)  People who are looked upon as a lower social class:______________.

2)  Prison in Paris stormed by these people in 1789 during the French Revolution:__________.

3)  A declaration by a ruler or government what the law is:_________________.

4)  The business of the President in dealing with countries around the world:_____________.

5)  A term to describe someone who wants extreme measures to fix problems:_____________.

6)  A person of wealth who often has many privileges that other people do not,

           usually because they are said to be Ònoble by birthÓ:____________.

7)  During the French Revolution, the heads of many of these people were chopped

           off and stuck on a long spear called a ______________.

8)  A word meaning Òbeing aloneÓ or Ònot getting involved with othersÓ:_________________.

9)  An agreement with Britain that made sure the U.S. would keep friendly relations

           with this country:_____________.

10)  A time in France when many of the people described as (5) took control of power

           and began killing thousands of their countrymen, especially (6):_________________.

 

Thought Question:   What are some of the reasons that Washington decided the U.S.

           should stay neutral during the French Revolution and the wars that followed?