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Dominated French and European history from 1799 to 1815
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Prominent writer who protested against Napoleons depotism
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Anne-Louis-Germaine de Stael
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Napoleon was born in
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Corsica, an islan in the Meditteranean Sea
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What was his personality like?
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Ambitious and self control
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Napoleon returned to France and participated in an government overthrow called
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Coup d'etate
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Name of new government that was created after the overthrow.
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Consulate
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What was the political government arrangement between the Consulate and Napoleon
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Consulate was theoretically a republic.
Napoleon had absolute power, controlled government and army, foreign affairs, influenced legislature
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Napoleon was one of the 3 members of the Consulate and quickly became
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First counsel
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The .Plebescite did 2 things
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Approved the new constitution
made Napoleon councel for life
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Name of treaty Napoleon signed with the 2nd coalition.
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Treaty of Amiens
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What were the 3 areas that Napoleon reformed domestically?
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Religous, social, economic
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Name the agreement and specifics of the agreement between Napoleon and te Pope
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Concordate of 1801 with Pope Pius VII. Napoleon gave catholics a favorable position in France, tolerance for Jews and Protestants and Napoleon was able to appoint church leaders.
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How did napoleon fix the economic problems
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Slowed inflation by creating a balanced budget
created a National bank
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What pieces were included in the Napoleon code?
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Equality of all citizens before Law
Abolition of estates
Censorship over newspapers
Protection of property rights
Slavery in the Caribbeans
Women lost their property rights
Napoleon, one citizen above law
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Who lost rights in the Napoleon Code
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Women, divorce was harder to get, property went to husband, treated as minors in court
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