chapter 16 Flashcards
directory
- new government in 1795
- has a 2 chamber legislature: Council of 500 and Council of Ancients
- executive branch is a group of 5 men called “Directors”
when was the napoleonic era
1796-1815
napoleon:
- born?
- school?
- how did he help pave the way for the directory?
- born on the island of corsica
- attended military academy
- by suppressing a riot in paris in 1795
where did the directory choose for napoleon to led forces against?
did he listen?
- Austria
- he didn’t listen
where did he go instead?
northern italy
what are his new rules?
march at night, fight in rain, and fight on Sunday’s
how did the directory get him out of paris?
they told him to invade england
what did he do instead?
he attacked egypt to try and cut off british trade and attacked egypt with 35,000 men
what did napoleons officer discover in egypt?
rosetta stone
how did napoleon take control of the directory?
coup d’etat “sudden and illegal seizure of power”
what new government was formed?
consulate
who had the real power?
the first consul- napoleon
what did napoleon accomplish?
- founded bank of france
- established a system of public education
- made a fair tax system
what is the code of napoleon?
what did it do?
1- it established a code for civil, criminal, and commercial laws
2- it codified french law
what happened when the pope tried to crown him?
he took the crown from the pope and put it on his own head to show that he has more power than the pope
what was the one thing napoleon wanted?
he wanted to be master of all europe
what was the one thing standing in his way?
great britain
what countries were in the 3rd coalition?
austria
russia
sweden
what is the continental system?
a blockade of british trade to collapse the british economy
how many men were in the grand army?
600,000 men
who did he try to attack?
russia
how did russia defeat them?
by the scorched-earth policy (retreat further into country while burning everything before leaving)
who defeated napoleon and where?
duke wellington at the battle of nations
what were the 2 islands napoleon was banished to?
1- elba
2- st. helena
