Napoleon Bonaparte WebQuest
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Did Napoleonic code support freedom of speech and freedom of press
Legion of Honor
What did Napoleon create to reward men of accomplishment?
Built new parks, canals, roads, and reservoirs; loveliest Paris ever
What did Napoleon do that "dazzled and astonished" Europe
How to be a head of state - how to: create a constitution, get people to work as one, how to rule
What did Napoleon learn in Italy from 1790-1797
Abolished feudal privileges and established equality of every man before the law
What did Napoleon's codification of laws establish
To have a hereditary empire to discourage similar assassination attempts
What did an unsuccessful assassination attempt convince Napoleon to do in the future?
A career open to all talents without distinctions of birth; equality; meritocracy
What did he state his "motto has always been"
Siege of Toulon
What happened in December 1793
Military operation when they cut off supplies, aiming for surrender
What is a siege
Civil code/code Napoleon
What is his implementation of series of national laws known as
Formed the basis of many European legal systems
What is the lasting impact of Napoleonic code
He won this (first major military victory) and then got promoted
What is the results of Siege of Toulon
2nd lieutenant and year 1786
What position, rank, and year did Napoleon accept his first commission in the French army
Building canals, harbors, and made roads better and safer
What public works projects did Napoleon initiate
Lack of: schools in areas, professionalism in teachers, discipline among students and teachers, religious education
What specific complaints of the French educational system were found after conducting a nationwide survey in March of 1801
Bank of France and reformed taxation on income and goods (tobacco, wine, salt)
What two reforms did Napoleon oversee that greatly impacted the economy
Military school
What type of school did Napoleon go to
They provided education opportunities beyond secondary school. 6 years of study. Language, literature, and science for a "Liberal" education
What was a lycees and what did you study and what was the curriculum?
Civil code/code Napoleon
What was the longest lasting effect of Napoleon's rule over France
He had no personal religion, yet understood its importance in politics - keeps common people quiet
What were Napoleon's feelings concerning religion
Religion and assorted domestic skills are necessary for the attraction of husbands should be stresseed
What were Napoleons thoughts regarding the education of girls in Note Sur L'Etablissement
1. Provide educated elite to help run military and country 2. Provide and increased middle class (successful/non-revolutionary) 3. Emphasis on Patriotism in schools
What were the 3 goals of the new educational system
1804 and the Pope
When did Napoleon become the Emperor of France and who attended the coronation ceremony
1802
When did Napoleon become the First Consul of France for life?
France and 9
Where and at what age was Napoleon educated
Ajaccio, Corsica on August 15, 1769
Where and when Napoleon was born
Josephine. He loved her. She found it to be a marriage of convenience.
Who did Napoleon marry in 1796 and how did they feel about each other
Commission of the Army to his bro Maximilian Robespierre
Who wrote a letter praising Napoleon's actions in the war and who was it sent to
Obstructs his path to rule
Why was Napoleon vehemently opposed to the ideas of liberty
"Soldiers, you are naked, badly fed....Rich provinces and great towns will be in your power, and in them you will find honour, glory, wealth"
the Napoleon quote:
Saved the republic by stopping royalist descending on the National Convention. This got him more political support
What Napoleon did in 1795 to gain more eyes in favor of the French
Catholicism is dominant a, but not required, religion of France; the concorda
What agreement did Napoleon sign with the Pope in 1801 and what were the terms
Secondary education
What area of education was extremely important to Napoleon