Review Sheet Flashcards
Corsica
Napoleon was born
Versailles
Was were napoleon signed the contract for war with his dad
Battle of the nile
The battle napoleon lost to the British admiral, Horacio Nelson
Secret police
Was the force that operated outside of the French civil code they could arrest anyone they wanted for any reason
Censorship
The act of preventing certain public at ions of pictures including television and movies from reaching the public
Napoleonic code
Was also known as the civil code promised the right of equality a rights of freedom property freedom of religion and women lost rights from the Ancient Rome influence
First consul
After seizing power napoleon adopted the title first consul and set about improving French life in many ways one of his first tasks was to bring together all the legal reforms of the French Revolution and to harmonize them with other existing French laws. When napoleon became first consul he orders his officials to completely reorganize laws into the civil code a new law for the nation
Continental system
Napoleon tried to stop all its trade with Europe with his continental system, through this system, countries in napoleons empire were fprbodon to trade with Britain or with its colonies such as Canada any European port that allowed British ships to dock was severely punished
Lord Nelson
Was the British admirals leader
Exile
To be banished from ones native country or state to another country
Elba
Is an Italian island in Italy in the Tyrrhenian seas Tuscan archipelago national parks
Treaty of Tilsit
Is when napoleon divided up Europe in a new way and pot his relatives in charge of most of the countries Italy Spain Germany Sweden and holland
Guerillabog warfare
Warfare that I slowly organized including volunteer soldiers surprised raids etc
100 days
Was when Louis vxiii became king of France very unpopular, after ten months napoleon returned with 100 soldiers and took over, soo he rebuilt his army to 300,00 soldiers, but only lasted 100 days
Waterloo
Whole day battle in Belgium valley, napoleons final defeat by British and German led by duke of wellingham exiled him to st. Helena where he was a prisoner until his death in 1821