Friday – October 12, 2012
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: How did France change under
Napoleon?
Do Now:
1. List and explain the goals of the French
Revolution.
2. Explain why there was a Revolution in
France.
3. Does the revolution seem successful?
(Hint: Think of France under Robespierre)
• Create a "wanted"
poster with 4
reasons why
Robespierre is a
criminal.
• On a piece of printer
paper, draw a
picture of
Robespierre or use
the printed picture.
• List the 4 reasons
around the picture.
• Extra points can be
awarded for
creativity.
• Due MONDAY
(10/15)
HW#5
Robespierre and The Reign of Terror
Vocabulary
• Coup d'état: (“coo dey tah”) A sudden seizure
of political power.
• Napoleonic Code: Legal code that included
many Enlightenment ideas, such as equality
and religious toleration.
• Famous war hero
• 1799: Coup d'état- Napoleon
seized power from the weak
Directory.
• He organized a new
government and put himself
in charge (1st Consul).
• 1802 - Napoleon takes the
title “Emperor of the French”
• French people supported
Napoleon at every step.
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon as 1st Consul in 1799
and as Emperor in 1804.
Napoleon’s PopularityChanges Under Napoleon
Was Napoleon true to the goals of the French Revolution?
Summary
• How did France change under
Napoleon?
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. In what ways were the governments of King Louis
XVI and Napoleon different? In what ways were they
the same?
2. How did Napoleon reform France?
3. How did the Napoleonic Code and Napoleon’s
revision of political, economic, and educational
organizations provide greater centralization of
authority?
4. If you had been a member of the bourgeoisie in
Napoleon’s France, would you have been satisfied
with the results of Napoleon’s actions? Why or Why
not?
Regents Prep – The French Revolution