1. Essay
Explain, in 1,050 to 1,400 words, how the following ideas and ideals influenced the events and motivated the participants in the French Revolution:
Liberty
Equality
Brotherhood
Hubris
Fiscal irresponsibility
Democracy
Technology
2. Napoleonic Timeline
For each date and location, identify the significant event that occurred and write a single-sentence description of the event.
August 15, 1769
Napoleon Bonaparte was born.
Ajaccio, Corsica
July 4, 1776
The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress meeting in the Pennsylvania State House. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 14, 1789
The citizens of Paris ignited the French Revolution by storming the Bastille prison and released seven prisoners. Paris
September 21, 1792
The monarchy was abolished
France
January 21,1793
King Louis XVI was executed.
Paris
August 22, 1795
The Constitution of the year III was adopted.
France
November 15–17, 1796
The battle of Arcola which was the decisive battle during Napoleon’s defeat. Arcole, Italy
1798
Napoleon persuaded the ruling to invade Egypt.
Malta, Egypt, and Syria
November 9,1799
Napoleon and Abbe Sieyes pulled off a coup in France.
France
February 9, 1801
The treaty peace between the French Republic and the Emperor and the Germanic Body. Lunéville, France
The Essay on Napoleon and the French Revolution
Some of history’s greatest rulers such as Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great, and Joseph II have been considered to be enlightened despot. One of these was also Napoleon Bonaparte. They ways by which Napoleon has been considered to be a despot are through his economic policies, religious and educational policies, and the Code Napoleon. The term “enlightened ...
1801
Napoleon made peace with the pope and reconciled h
The differences between the state and the Catholic Church.
Rome and Paris
March 25,1802
The treaty of Amiens was signed.
Amiens, France
December 2, 1804
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor
Paris
October 21,1805
The battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy. Atlantic Ocean, near Cádiz, Spain, and the Straits of Gibraltar
December 26,1805
The treaty of Pressburg agreement was signed.
Bratislava (Pressburg)
June–November 1812
The French Invasion of Russia began.
Russia
October 16–19, 1813
The battle of Leipzig was fought by the coalition armies.
Leipzig, Germany
April 11, 1814
The treaty of Fontainebleau was signed.
Paris
March 20, 1815
The treaty of Paris was signed.
France
June 15,1815
Napoleon suffered defeat at the hands of Duke of Wellington and bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. Waterloo, Belgium
May 5, 1821
Napoleon dies as a British prisoner.
Saint Helena, South Atlantic
References
Kishlansky, M., Geary, P., & O’Brien, P. (2010).
Civilization in the West (2nd ed.).
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
