napolean phase Flashcards
what is the name of the treaty napoleon wrote after defeating Austria?
treaty of Campo-Formio (1798)
what’s the name of napoleons biggest competition?
Nelson
what was one of napoleons failures
the egyptian campaign
who figured out the translation of the Rosetta stone
champollion
when did napoleon make himself consul for life?
1802
what is the term for the stands soldiers would have to carry through battle
Eagle Standards
what body did napoleon create to replace the assignats system hand coin money?
Banque de France
what was napoleons View on religion
he was not religious but he knew the French wanted their church back
what did the concordat of 1801 declare
catholicism was the MAJORITY religion of france but NOT the official
pope pius vi
the pope who was kidnapped by napoleon
who was Fouche
Napoleons secret police
what is the name of napoleons education reform
Lycee system of education
what was the intent of the the lycee system?
napoleon wanted an elite middle class in GOVERNMENT and EDUCATION (future bureaucrats)
what is the name of the palace that honors those who served in france?
legion of honor 1802
what was napoleons greatest accomplishment
code napoleon, 1804
what was the purpose of code napoleon?
to reform french legal code to reflect the french revolution
what did code napoleon divide civil law into
personal status, property, the acquisition of property
what is the name of the man who led the haitian revolution
L’Ouverture
how much did the louisiana purchase cost
15,000,000
in what year did Napoleon declare himself emperor creating Frances first empire
1804
what was the name of Napoleon‘s first wife
the empress josephine
what is the name of the Roman inspired artifacts
the imperial image
what is the term for the classical era
the empire style
what was created after Napoleon ends the holy Roman empire
confederation of the REICH
what is the name of the naval battle that Napoleon was challenged with
Trafalgar
what country was Napoleon‘s biggest challenge
britain
what four countries were against France
prussia
england
austria
russia
what was the name of the system that put French troops in Berlin
berlin decrees
what was the goal of napoleons continental system
to isolate Britain
what did the Berlin decrees state
British ships were not allowed in European ports
what was frances number one trade partner
England
what is the name of the decree that proclaimed any ship in Britain would be seized when It entered the continent
milan decree
what led to the war of 1812
The continental system
when was the consulate formed
1799
what was the name of Napoleon second wife
marie Louise (of Austria)
when did napoleon remarry
1810
what is the name of Napoleon Son
Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles
what is the name of the campaign that led Napoleon to invade Spain and Portugal
peninsular campaign
what is the name of the event when Napoleon had troops and Madrid that fired upon the crowd
the spanish ulcer
what issues did the French generals have during the Spanish ulcer
controlling the spanish population
what is the word that describes napoleons family careers
nepotism
what was Napoleon‘s biggest mistake
the big blunder-russia
what happened during the big blunder
Napoleon invaded Russia unprepared for the extreme weather conditions and his military was stripped of food
what is the name of the term that means “a pardon for breaking any laws in the past”
amnesty
what is the term that means a yes/no vote
plebiscite
