Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Rise of Napoleon and Domestic Policies
I. Napoleon Bonaparte Timeline
August 15, 1769 – Born in Ajaccio, Corsica
August 9-20, 1794 – Napoleon is imprisoned under
suspicion of being a Jacobin and a supporter of
Robespierre
June 13, 1795 – Napoleon is promoted to General of
the Army of the West
March 2, 1786 – Napoleon is given command of the
French army in Italy
* October 17, 1797 – Treaty of Campo-Formio with
Austria
December 5, 1797 – Napoleon returns to Paris a war
hero
May 19, 1798 – Napoleon begins his Egyptian
campaign
* August 23, 1799 – Receiving news of turmoil in
France, Napoleon returns to Paris
* November 9-10, 1799 – Following a coup d'état, Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new French government
July 15, 1801 – Signing of the Concordat between France and Rome ends schism between the French government
and the Catholic Church
* August 4, 1802 – New French constitution is adopted, making Napoleon First Consul for life
May 3, 1803 – France sells Louisiana territory to U.S.
* December 2, 1804 – Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
June 24, 1812 – Russian Campaign begins
* March 30-31, 1814 – Paris falls to an Anti-French European Coalition
April 4, 1814 – Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII is restored to the French throne
* May 4, 1814 – Napoleon is exiled to Elba
* March 1, 1815 – Escaping Elba, Napoleon returns in
France where he rallies the French army
* March 20, 1815 – Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes
control, begins “Hundred Days” campaign
* June 18, 1815 – Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by
the British and Prussians
October 16, 1815 – Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena
March 5, 1821 – Napoleon dies
I. Napoleon’s Domestic Policies
* MAIN IDEA: Napoleon brought stability to France and established a single code of law that recognized the equality
of all citizens before the law *
The Roman Catholic Church
1.) Summarize Napoleon’s relationship with the Roman Catholic Church.
2.) Explain the agreement made in 1801 between Napoleon and the Roman Catholic Church.
3.) What were the effects of this agreement?
Napoleon’s Civil Code
1.) What was Napoleon’s most famous domestic achievement?
2.) Explain the significance of the Napoleonic Code.
3.) How did the Napoleonic Code affect women and children in France? Provide two specific examples.
Napoleon’s Bureaucracy
* Bureaucracy: government by many administrators and minor officials.
1.) How did Napoleon’s bureaucracy differ from many other governments at the time?
2.) What did Napoleon create in France that had been abolished during the Revolution? Explain.
Napoleon: A Preserver of the French Revolution
1.) Provide two specific examples of how Napoleon preserved ideals of the French Revolution.
2.) Provide two specific examples of how Napoleon DID NOT preserve ideals of the French Revolution.