The Age of Napoleon

Chapter 6, Section 4 Packet Page 10

Terms, People, and Places

Plebiscite: a popular vote by ballot

-Napoleon held these and gained support from French voters, which allowed him to rise to power

Annex: to incorporate into an empire

-Napoleon annexed the Netherlands, Belgium, and parts of Italy and

Germany into the French Empire

Scorched-Earth Policy: the tactic of war that involves burning crops and villages

-The Russians used this tactic when the French army invaded, leaving Napoleon’s army without food or supplies

Abdicate: to step down from power

-Napoleon did this is 1814, but then returned to power the next year. He again abdicated after he lost the Battle of Waterloo.

Legitimacy: the principle of restoring hereditary monarchies

-The Congress of Vienna decided to do this in order to restore

Europe to its previous state.

Main IdeasWhat helped Napoleon rise to power?

-His military successes

-Napoleon’s victories over various European nations allowed him to become Emperor of France

-Even when he was defeated, he made sure no one found out!

The Napoleonic Code was a reform of the nation’s:

-legal system

-it created legal equality, religious tolerance, and ended feudalism

Which European power was Napoleon unable to conquer?

-Britain

-in a naval battle, Britain crushed French forces

-Napoleon was unable to harm British trade

A disastrous attempt to invade which country was the beginning of Napoleon’s downfall?

-Russia

-Napoleon organized a “Grand Army”, but Russia’s scorched- earth policy made the French army suffer from hunger and cold and drove them out of the country

The chief goals of the Congress of Vienna were to:

-preserve peace through a balance of power and

restore monarchies

-European nations wanted to make things just like they

were before Napoleon’s rule