Tuuyen Dinh 11/11/14
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1799 was the start of Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign of
power. It was November 9, 1799 when he made a
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swift, sudden, seizure of power in one day, well known
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as the coup d’état. Following the end of the French
Cambacérès,
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Revolution, word has spread around the country that
Bonaparte and
Napoleon, the popular military general known for his
Charlesmany battle field successes, took power. There was a
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new constitution and with the approval of the French
Lebrun (left to
people, the Directory was replaced with a threeright)
member Consulate. Napoleon made himself the First
Consul, with the two other consuls as his advisors.
en.wikipedia.org
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Blaufarb, Rafe. "Napoleon I." World Book Student.
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BROERS, MICHAEL. "Napoleonic Empire." Europe
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Empire. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Vol. 3.
Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. 1596-1600.
World History in Context. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
Gallaher, John G. "Napoleon Rises to Power in
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What was Napoleon’s quick seizure of power called?
With your background knowledge of how Napoleon is
as a person, why do you think he made himself the
First Consul and the other ones his advisors?
What made Napoleon so popular?