Napoleon Flashcards
What is coup d’etat?
Seizure of power
When was Napoleon Born?
1769
Why was the coup d’etat helpful to Napoleon?
He got to name himself first consul
What is a plebiscite?
Vote of people
What did Napoleon get with the plebiscite?
New Consitution –> Power are first consul
What did Napoleon do?
- A national banking & lycées
- Concordat
- Napoleonic code
What is the Concordat?
Agreement with the pope to restore catholicism
What was the Napoleonic code?
Uniform system of laws
Slavery was back and limited freedom of speech
When was Napoleom crowned emperor?
1804
What happened with Saint Domingue (Haiti)?
The African slaves demanded the same rights as france. They revolted. Napoleon tried to reestablish it but it was devastated.
Why did Napoleon sell Lousiana?
He saw a better profit than keeping it.
It would punish the British.
Why is the battle of Trafalgar so important?
It was in the sea so Britain won and caused various changes
What changes dod the Battle of Trafalgar cause?
Napoleon couldn’t conquer Britain anymore
Britain had a better navy
