Napoleon Quiz

who was napoleon bonaparte before he became emperor of france?

-he was born on the island of corsica in 1769

-he was sent to military school as a child

-he became a lieutenant in the military by the age of 16

what were two events that helped Napoleon become a hero in france prior to 1799?

-he defended the delegates against royalist rebels

-he lead a french army through the alps against the forces of austria and the kingdom of sardinia

how was Napoleon able to get into power in 1799?

napoleon staged a coup d’etat (sudden seizure of power) and took the title of first consul

how did napoleon acquire power for himself?

in 1800, a plebiscite (yes or no vote of the people) was held to approve the constitution, which people overwhelmingly voted for

what social change did napoleon make to education?

he created lycees that trained young men on how to become good government officials

what was the napoleonic code?

a new set of laws that eliminated injustices

what aspects of napoleon’s code were spread to conquered territories?

-equality before the law

-freedom of profession and religion

-end of feudal rights

what rights and freedoms were restricted or rescinded by the napoleonic code?

-freedom of speech and press

-restored slavery in the caribbean

what agreement did Napoleon sign with the church?

napoleon signed a concordat (agreement or treaty) with the church which made people follow Napoleon because the majority of french people were christian

why did a civil war break out in saint domingue(haiti) during the revolutionary period?

the people of haiti wanted the same rights and freedoms as people in france because news of the revolution had inspired them

who lead the revolt against france in haiti?

toussaint l’ouverture who was a former enslaved person

what made napoleon sell the louisiana territory and who did he sell it to?

-the failed expedition in haiti

-thomas jefferson

what effect did it have on france, u.s. and great britain?

france: gained more money (roughly 15 million in old dollars)

u.s.: gained more territory

great britain: france wanted to humble britain’s pride by not giving them the land because they were still enemies

what was the battle of austerlitz (1805) and who won?

-battle between france and russia + austria

-france defeated their armies of 100,000 plus men in 4 hours

what was the battle of trafalgar and who won?

-a major naval battle off the coast of spain against great britain and france

-great britain won

what results came of the battle of trafalgar?

-it ensured the supremacy of the british navy for the next 100 years

-it forced napoleon to give up his plans to invade great britain

by 1812 napoleon had control over the majority of europe, except for which countries?

britain, portugal, sweden, and the ottoman empire

what is nepotism? how did napoleon use nepotism?

-favoring friends and family and putting them in positions of power

-napoleon put his siblings in charge of the countries he controlled

what is nationalism? how did it affect napoleon?

-the belief that people who share a common ethnicity, language, culture and history should have their own independent nation/state

-nationalism spread to the territories that napoleon controlled and was used against him

what was the battle of leipzig?

all major powers took advantage of napoleon’s military weakness and napoleon’s troops weren’t well-prepared and untrained. they easily defeated napoleon’s troops and forced him to surrender and then exiled him to the island of elba