Chapter 7 Sec 3-5 Review

A sudden seizure of power like Napoleon’s is known as by the French phrase ____________________, or “blow to the state.”

• Un petit coup

• coup d’état

• m’a donné un coup

• Un coup de main

In 1800, a _________________________, or vote of the people, was held to approve a new constitution which gave all real power to Napoleon as first consul.

• mandate

• referendum

• electoral

• plebiscite

Napoleon thought that his greatest work was his comprehensive system of laws, known as the ______________________ which gave the country a uniform set of laws and eliminated many injustices.

• Napoleonic Code

• Liberty Code

• Parisian Code

• French Code

A civil war erupted in Saint Domingue (now called Haiti), and enslaved Africans under the leadership of __________________________ seized control of the colony.  

• Nicolas Davout

• Marcellin Marbot

• Jean Val Jean

• Toussaint L’Ouverture

In 1801 Napoleon offered to sell all of the ______________ to the United States for $15 million.

• California Territory

• Louisiana Territory

• Texas Territory

• Florida Territory

True or False: Napoleon's successes enabled him to build the largest European empire since that of the Romans.

• True

• False

At the ______________________ British commander, Horatio Nelson, split the larger French fleet, capturing many ships leading to the destruction of the French fleet

• Battle of Corsica

• The Battle of Pulo Aura

• The Battle of Trafalgar

• Battle of Waterloo

Napoleon set up a blockade to prevent all trade and communication between Great Britain and other European nations and called this policy the ____________ because it was supposed to make continental Europe more self-sufficient.

• Colonial System

• European System

• Continental System

• French System

Even though France's ________________________ with America lasted two years, it was only a minor inconvenience to Britain in its struggle with Napoleon.

• War of 1812

• Colonial War

• War of 1816

• Continental War

For six years, bands of Spanish peasant fighters, known as __________________, struck at French armies in Spain using small groups that ambushed French troops and then fled into hiding.

• mambises

• mercenaries

• guerrillas

• sublevados