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The Rise & Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte: Ch. 7, Sections 3-4 (pages 229-237)

Date Event 1769 Born on Mediterranean island of ______. 1795 As an officer in the Revolutionary army, Napoleon defeated royalist attacks on the National Convention. 1796 Led French army across Alps & defeated forces of ______& ______. Napoleon led expedition to ______in order to disrupt British trade with India. He wasn’t very successful: his naval forces were defeated by the British admiral ______. Kept bad news out of papers & returned to France a hero. Nov. Overthrew the ______& assumed the powers of a ______. This 1799 sudden seizure of power is known as a ______, or ______. 1800 A vote of the people, or ______, was held to approve new constitution. This gave Napoleon real power to rule. Napoleon’s Rule of France I. Reformed tax collection, established national banking system, fought corruption & inefficiency in government, set up ______, or government-run public schools. II. signed ______with Roman Catholic Pope. Acknowledged church’s influence, but rejected Church control in national affairs. III. Created comprehensive system of laws, known as ______. This Gave France a uniform set of laws & eliminated many injustices. Yet is actually limited ______and promoted ______over individual rights. Restored ______in French colonies in the Caribbean. 1804 Voters support Napoleon’s decision to make himself ______. Who crowned him? ______Why significant? ______1801 French forces defeated by enslaved Africans under the leadership of Toussainst L’Ouverture on Caribbean island of ______(modern-day Haiti). 1803 Sold ______to President Thomas Jefferson of the USA for $______. With brilliant military victories, gained control of most of Europe. Forced rulers of ______,______, & ______to sign peace treaties. The only major enemy left was ______. Look at map on page 232. 1805 Defeated (again) by Horatio Nelson & the British navy in the Battle of ______. The victory ensured British supremacy of the seas & forced Napoleon to abandon plans to invade Great Britain. 1807- Height of French Empire in Europe: GO TO MAP ON PAGE 215 (not 232). 1812 I. List countries allied with Napoleon: ______, ______, & ______. CONTINUED FROM FRONT II. List countries controlled by Napoleon: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, &______. III. List countries at war with Napoleon: ______& ______. 1811 Napoleon’s second wife Marie Louise, a Hapsburg & grandniece of ______, gives birth to ______. Napoleon named him the ______. *1806 Set up a ______, a forcible closing of ports, to prevent all trade & communication between ______& other European nations. Napoleon called this the ______. Was it successful? Yes or No 1808 Sent an invasion force through ______. I. Placed his ______, Joseph, on the Spanish throne. II. Bands of Spanish peasant fighters, known as ______, attacked French. III. How did they (last fill-in answer) fight? ______IV. This was called the ______War because Spain lies on the ______Peninsula. V. In Spain and other nations conquered by Napoleon, ______, or loyalty to one’s own country was becoming a powerful force. 1812 Napoleon’s most disastrous mistake. I. Czar Alexander I, who had allied himself with Napoleon, refused to stop selling grain to ______. Napoleon decided to invade ______. II. Had a Grand Army of ______soldiers. III. As he advanced, the Russians retreated. The Russians practiced a scorched-earth policy, which means they ______. IV. Napoleon entered the city of ______, but found it in flames. He decided to return to France. V. As the French retreated, they were attacked by Russia’s fierce winter & raiders. VI. Only ______French soldiers make it out of Russia. 1813 Napoleon’s enemies (Great Britain, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, & Austria) attacked his weakened army. 1814 Forced to accept terms of surrender & gave up his throne. Exiled to small Mediterranean island of ______. 1815 Quite a big year for Napoleon: I. Louis XVI’s brother becomes King Louis XVIII, but is unpopular with people. II. Napoleon escaped from ______& again gains the title ______. III. Defeated by British and Prussian forces under the leadership of ______at the Battle of ______in Belgium. IV. This last bid for power is called the ______. V. Napoleon again exiled. This time it was to ______, a remote island off west coast of Africa. 1821 Napoleon died.