French Rev. Ch. 6.4: The Age of Napoleon
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| Plebiscite | popular vote election by ballot; Napoleon was essentially voted in, but still had absolute power
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| Napoleonic Code | code of laws in France that were based upon Enlightenment ideals such as equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism; undid some reforms of the revolution especially for women
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| Continental System | type of warfare that closed off European ports to British goods; also referred to as a blockade
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| Annex | add territory to an existing state or country; Napoleon incorporated the Netherlands, Belgium, and parts of Italy and Germany into France
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| Scorched-earth policy | military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy; the Russians did this as they retreated away from Napoleon’s army during the harsh winter
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| Congress of Vienna | meeting of diplomats after the Napoleonic era to piece Europe back together
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| Abdicate | means to step down from power; Napoleon was forced to do this after his Russian defeat
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| Principle of Legitimacy | restoring hereditary monarchs back on the throne; monarchs had been unseated by the revolution and Napoleon
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| Battle of Waterloo | battle in Belgium between an allied army versus France; Napoleon’s army was crushed in a day-long clash
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| Exile | to be sent away or banished; Napoleon was sent to Elba (a Mediterranean island) to prevent him from returning to power and later on sent to St. Helena in the South Atlantic
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