Napoleon

Napoleon came to power in France by 

• unifying France, England, and Russia and becoming emperor of Europe
• being crowned king of France by King Louis XVIII
• keeping the Bourbon Dynasty alive when his father Louis XVI was executed
• leading a coup d'etat over the French republic

One important change Napoleon made in France was:

• creating a Bank of France and a fair tax system
• improving the French economy by encouraging more trade with England
• increasing the power and privileges of the nobility and clergy
• ending the expensive public school system in France

In order to rule France more effectively, Napoleon

• created the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  
• created a new set of laws for France called the Napoleonic Code
  
• transformed France into a democratic republic
  
• listened to the First and Second Estates
  

What caused Napoleon to lose during his invasion of Russia?

• the coalition between the Russian czar and the democratic leaders
  
• the well-trained and well-supplied Russian army
  
• the many rivers and mountains of Russia
  
• the severe winters of Russia and the Russians’ scorched earth policy 

The French people welcomed Napoleon because…

• they hoped he would fix the famine that France was experiencing
• he completely disagreed with the ideas of the French Revolution
• he was the son of King Louis XVI
• he promised to bring law and order to France after the chaos of the Reign of Terror

What type of government was Napoleon in charge of?

• Constitutional Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Socialist

What was the outcome of Napoleon’s quest for Russian Lands?

• Napoleon’s Army suffered staggering casualties caused by starvation and freezing temperatures
• Napoleon’s Army made great additions to the French Empire by taking control of Moscow
• Napoleon’s was made the Emperor of Russia
• Napoleon’s uniform code of laws was adopted by the Russian Government

The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons 

• sans-culottes
• coup d'etat
• coup deville
• emigres

How did Napoleon gain enough support to crown himself emperor of France?

• he reinstated the three estates
• he reversed the gains of the revolution
• he instituted the Reign of Terror
• he restored stability and military victory to France

What was a factor that led to Napoleon wanting to sell Louisiana to the U.S

• He need money for an upcoming war 
• He never wanted to visit Louisiana
• He wanted to be done with the colonist
• He never wanted to sale Louisiana