French Absolutism,
Enlightenment, & Revolution!
Outcome: Napoleon Bonaparte
1. Napoleon Bonaparte: Who was he?
a. Born in _1769_______ on Mediterranean Island of _Corsica_________
b. Short guy- only _5___ feet __3____ inches tall
c. Considered one of greatest __Military____ ___Leaders____ of all time
2. Successes and Coup d’etat
a. October 1795 rebels marched on National Convention where Napoleon and his
gunners successfully forced rebels to panic_ and _flee__ Hailed as a __hero_ in
France.
b. 1796 Napoleon appointed to lead French army against _Austria___ and Kingdom
of __Sardinia__________- swept into Italy and won a series of victories
c. Tried to repeat success in _Egypt________ but defeated by Horatio Nelson.
Napoleon kept this news out of __newspapers___ and was still a hero to France
d. By 1799, The Directory had lost political confidence of people and after return
from Egypt, Napoleon is urged to seize __political___ _power_____
e. Napoleon becomes first _consul__________ and assumes power as a dictator
f. _Coup d’ etat_____- sudden seizure of power or blow to the state
3. Napoleon Rules France
a. 1800 __plebiscite___________ (vote of the people) approved a new constitution
which gave all the real power to Napoleon as first consul; Kept many changes from
the ___revolution______________
b. Righted economy by creating national _banking___________ system and efficient
_tax____ collection
c. Signed _concordat____________ (agreement) with Pope- government recognized
influence of the _church___________ but rejected Church control in national
affairs
d. Created __Napoleonic___________ Code- uniform set of laws that eliminated
many injustices
e. Crowned himself _emperor______ in 1804- took crown from pope and placed on
own head
f. Sold _Louisiana___ _Territory_____ to President Jefferson in 1803 for $15
million
g. Created largest empire in Europe since the _Romans__________
h. Lost naval Battle of Trafalgar to _British______ and Horatio Nelson which had 2
effects:
i. Ensured supremacy of __British __ ___Navy_______ for next 100 years
ii. Forced Napoleon to give up plans for __Britain_________
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Enlightenment, & Revolution!
Outcome: Napoleon Bonaparte
1. Napoleon Bonaparte: Who was he?
a. Born in _1769_______ on Mediterranean Island of _Corsica_________
b. Short guy- only _5___ feet __3____ inches tall
c. Considered one of greatest __Military____ ___Leaders____ of all time
2. Successes and Coup d’etat
a. October 1795 rebels marched on National Convention where Napoleon and his
gunners successfully forced rebels to panic_ and _flee__ Hailed as a __hero_ in
France.
b. 1796 Napoleon appointed to lead French army against _Austria___ and Kingdom
of __Sardinia__________- swept into Italy and won a series of victories
c. Tried to repeat success in _Egypt________ but defeated by Horatio Nelson.
Napoleon kept this news out of __newspapers___ and was still a hero to France
d. By 1799, The Directory had lost political confidence of people and after return
from Egypt, Napoleon is urged to seize __political___ _power_____
e. Napoleon becomes first _consul__________ and assumes power as a dictator
f. _Coup d’ etat_____- sudden seizure of power or blow to the state
3. Napoleon Rules France
a. 1800 __plebiscite___________ (vote of the people) approved a new constitution
which gave all the real power to Napoleon as first consul; Kept many changes from
the ___revolution______________
b. Righted economy by creating national _banking___________ system and efficient
_tax____ collection
c. Signed _concordat____________ (agreement) with Pope- government recognized
influence of the _church___________ but rejected Church control in national
affairs
d. Created __Napoleonic___________ Code- uniform set of laws that eliminated
many injustices
e. Crowned himself _emperor______ in 1804- took crown from pope and placed on
own head
f. Sold _Louisiana___ _Territory_____ to President Jefferson in 1803 for $15
million
g. Created largest empire in Europe since the _Romans__________
h. Lost naval Battle of Trafalgar to _British______ and Horatio Nelson which had 2
effects:
i. Ensured supremacy of __British __ ___Navy_______ for next 100 years
ii. Forced Napoleon to give up plans for __Britain_________
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