The Age of Napoleon

Chapter 6, Section 4 Packet

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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

Scorched-Earth Policy: the tactic of

war that involves burning crops and
villages
-The Russians used this tactic when
the French army invaded, leaving
Napoleons
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

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 Ideas
What helped Napoleon rise to
power?
-His military successes
-Napoleons victories over
various European nations
allowed him to become
Emperor of
France
he

-Even when he was defeated,

made sure no one found out!

The Napoleonic Code was a

reform of the nations:
-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
Napoleons downfall?
-Russia
-Napoleon organized a
Grand
Army, but Russias
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
Napoleons rule