7.3- 7.4 The French Revolution and Napoleon
What is the Scorched Earth Policy?
Policy of burning fields and slaughtering livestock so that enemy troops would find nothing to eat
What was the Napoleonic Code?
A complete set of laws set up by Napoleon that eliminated many injustices
What is a a guerrilla
A Spanish peasant fighter
What is a coup d'etat?
A sudden overthrow in a government
What is a concordat?
Agreement
What was the Battle of Trafalgar?
British defeat of Napoleon's forces at sea
What is a blockade?
Forced closing of ports
Lycée
Government-run public school
What was Waterloo mean?
It was a Battle in Belgium that was Napoleon's final defeat
What was the Peninsular War?
It was a war that Napoleon fought in Spain
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Military leader who seized power in France
What was the Hundred Days War?
Napoleon's last bid for power, which ended at Waterloo
What is the Continental System?
Napoleon's policy of preventing trade and communication between Great Britain and other European nations
What is a plebiscite?
Vote by the people
