SS9 – Crossroads
Napol1 – Napoleon’s Early Career
Napoleon’s Early Career
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica to a family of minor nobility, and he attended military school in
Versailles.
Although not a top student, Napoleon had a head for details and an incredible memory.
Always the supporter of the Revolution, Napoleon demonstrated his fearless leadership abilities against an angry mob set against the newly elected French Republic gov’t, the Convention, in 1795.
Napoleon was one of France’s youngest Generals and proved himself in campaigns in Italy and Eygpt.
Napoleon’s victories in Italy resulted in large spoils of war which made him personally, very wealthy. It was in Italy, that he also made a name for himself both inside the military and with the French public at large.
Fearful of Napoleon’s grown popularity the French gov’t agreed to send him to Egypt to war against the British.

Napoleon was a military leader, not a naval combatant, and the
British Navy defeated him. However, he did escape back to
France more popular than ever.

SS9 – Crossroads
Napol1 – Napoleon’s Early Career
Napoleon’s Early Career
Read pages 94-97 in your text Crossroads – A Meeting of Nations, and then complete the following work on a separate piece of paper.
1. On a separate piece of paper, provide definitions for the following terms;
Corrupt Formidable
Republic Spoils
Phenomenal
2. On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions using COMPLETE
SENTENCES; a.
What were some of the good things that Napoleon created as Emperor of France and as
Europe’s most powerful person in the late 18 th and early 19 th Centuries? (2 mks for quality of thought and details) b.
Describe Napoleon’s actions and attitude towards the angry mob in Versailles in 1795.
(2 mks for quality of thought) c.
Why was Napoleon fighting the Austrians in Italy and what was the result for the
Italian people? (2 mks for quality of thought) d.
Napoleon came from a poor family. How did he acquire so much personal wealth and how did the French government react to his growing popularity? (2 mks for quality of answer)
3.
Read Josephine Bonaparte on page 95 of your text. On the space provided opposite, create a
“Personal Ad” for Napoleon’s ex-wife. Be sure to include details such as what type of person she is looking for, some of her past history and a short description of herself.
You will be marked out of 5 for the amount of details, quality of thought, and effort put into your personal ad as well as 3 neatness and spelling, for a total of 8 marks
Total: ____ / 21

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