Chapter 16

Question 1

Look at page 142 for diagram

Answer 1

Look at page 142 for diagram

Question 2

Why did sieyes refuse to serve in the 1795 constitution?
When did he accept a position?
Why?

Answer 2

Never supported it
May 1799
Const failed to maintain stability

Question 3

Why was the 1795 count not stable?

Answer 3

Directory unpopular & little authority

Question 4

What coup before bruniate did Sieyes play a significant part in?
Why did he wan to go further tho?

Answer 4

Coup of Prarial
Change to allows a stronger fit to emerge

Question 5

What was the coup of Bruimare?
What was the plan?

Answer 5

Coup d’etat with N & army

Persuade directors to resign
Put a new constitution in place

Question 6

Why was N chosen for the coup of Bruimare?

Answer 6

1st option Joubert killed in Battle of Novi
Jacobins & royalists thought N a potential saviour

Question 7

What was done in preparation for the coup of bruimare?

Answer 7

Oct 1793, Sieyes bribed council of 500 members to elect Lucien Bonaparte to president of 500
Troops deployed around Paris

Question 8

When was the coup of Bruimare?
Who was moved to Saint-Cloud?
What was this under the guise of?
What was the real reason?

Answer 8

18-19 Bruimare
Council of 500 & council of Ancients
Being away from violent pro-J mobs

N took command of Paris mobs
Murat positioned 6,000 men around Saint Cloud

Question 9

What happened to the 5 directors?

Answer 9

Sieyes, Ducos involved with coup resigned
Barros resigned
Other 2 infer house arrest

Question 10

When & why does N loose patience during the coup?

Answer 10

19 of bruimare
Thought deputies would declare in his favour without force

Question 11

How is there a clip within the coup of bruimare?

Answer 11

When N looses patience
Storms council of ancients
When uncooperative moves to council of 500

Question 12

When did lucien intervene in the coup?
How was the coup saved by lucien?

Answer 12

When 500 posed threats to N

Got palace guards to intervene
Caused deputies to flee the palace (Saint Cloud)

Question 13

What happened to the deputies who didn’t flee the coup?

Answer 13

Forcefully expelled

Question 14

How was N appointed first consul?

Answer 14

Lucien got the few remaining ancients rounded up
Made to appoint 3 consuls

Question 15

What were the 3 consuls?
Who were they?

Answer 15

Run gov until new const
Ended directory
N, sieyes, ducos

Question 16

Which consul dominated power?
Why?

Answer 16

Napoleon
Sieyes underestimated his ambition

Vested great power in first consul

Question 17

How did N ensure his ambition was served in writing the new const?

Answer 17

Employees friend Danou to balance Sieyes influence over new const

Question 18

When Sieyes stepped down as consul, what did he do instead?

Answer 18

Entered new senate

Question 19

Who replaced Sieyes & ducos as consuls?
When?
How did this advance N?

Answer 19

Lebrun (royalist)
Combaceres (moderate republican)
Dec 1799
Intensely loyal to N

Question 20

What was the new const called?
When was it introduced?
What did it become the basis of?
What was the structure of power?

Answer 20

Const of year VIII
24 Dec 1799
The consulate
Top down control

Question 21

Who was given the vote in the const of year VIII?

Answer 21

All adult males but diluted to c6,000 out of 6 million eligible

Question 22

Since the safari of the rev, what was the const of year VIII the first of?

Answer 22

First const to not be accompanied with a Declaration of Rights

Question 23

What was changed about the tribunale & legislative didn’t manners in the const of year VIII?
What happened to Senator nos?
What did these give the 1st consul?

Answer 23

1/5 replaced annually but no clear way to choose wi stepped down
Increased yearly

Plenty of scope to intervene

Question 24

What body could 1st consul bypass in the const of year VIII?
What could 1st consul choose the members for?
What did these give the 1st consul?

Answer 24

Legislative body
Council of state & Senate

Plenty of scope to intervene

Question 25

What did Napoleon claim to be after he became 1st consul?

Answer 25

Heir to the rev

Question 26

By 1799, what type of ruler wasn’t Napoleon?

Answer 26

An autocratic ruler