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Ms. Buffalino

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Napoleon Dates Clarified

Consulate

1799-1804

Emperor

1804-1814/15

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The “Truth” About Napoleon’s �Height….(THEORY)

  • After Napoleon died his height was noted as 5 foot 2 inches.
  • This measurement was in French feet and was never converted to standard English measure.
  • In English feet he was 5 foot 6 inches tall.
  • In his day he was actually slightly taller than the average Frenchman of 1800!

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Europe in 1800

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Napoleon as “First Consul”

Coup d'état

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The Government of the Consulate

  • Council of State
    • Proposed the laws.
    • Served as a Cabinet & the �highest court.
  • Tribunate
    • Debated laws, but did not �vote on them.
  • Legislature
    • Voted on laws, but did not discuss or debate them.
  • Senate
    • Had the right to review and veto legislation.

I HAVE THE POWER

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Concordat of 1801

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Napoleon Established the �Banque de France, 1800

REFORMED TAXES

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Lycee System of Education

Established by Napoleon in 1801 as an educational reform.

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Code Napoleon, 1804

It divides civil law into:

    • Personal status.
    • Property.
    • The acquisition of property.

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The Influence of the Napoleonic Code

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Louisiana Purchase, 1803

$15,000,000

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Rosetta Stone

  • Discovered in 1799 by Napoleon’s soldiers.
  • HELPED TO DECIPHER hieroglyphics.

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King of Spain and the Indies�King of Naples

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Big Brother

(7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844)

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(15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821)

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Napoleon Cheat Sheet

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ELBA

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Napoleon Dates Clarified

Consulate

1799-1804

Emperor

1804-1814/15