The Napoleonic Era
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| Government established in 1795 to govern France by a committee of five leaders | The Directory
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| Written in 1795 that gave all men the right to vote, but their votes were filtered through well-to-do electors who chose representatives for the assembly | Constitution of YEar III
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| Attempt to overthrow the Directory and replace it with a socialist government that would abolish private property and enforce equality; repressed by the Directory | Conspiracy of Equals
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| Napoleon's defeat of English armies in Egypt | Battle of the Pyramids
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| Destruction of the French navy in Egypt by Lord Horatio Nelson | Battle of the Nile
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| When Napoleon overthrew the Legislative Assembly and came to power | Coup d'état of Brumaire
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| Government established after Napoleon overthrew the Directory | The Consulate
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| Constitution that established the Consulate | Constitution of the Year VIII
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| Body that enacted laws under Napoleon, but couldn't debate those laws and was basically a rubber stamp | Legislative Corps
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| How Napoleon maintained the illusion that he had popular support for his actions | Plebiscites
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| Leader of the secret police during the Revolution and under Napoleon; infiltrated groups thought to be opposed to the regime | Joseph Fouché
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| Created by Napoleon to recognize the contributions of those who served in the revolutionary wars | Légion d'honneur
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| NEw laws put into effect in 1804 to rationalize laws, reaffirm revolutionary principles of the equality of all citizens before the law, then imposed on the nations he conquered; reasserted patriarchy and limited rights of women | Napoleonic code
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| Established by Napoleon to help eliminate the budget deficit and finance all the public building | Bank of France
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| Agreement with the Pope to recognize Catholicism as the majority religion of France and maintain the government's veto over clerical appointments | Concordat of 1801
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| Temporary armistice with Britain in 1802 | Peace of Amiens
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| Napoleon's greatest victory over the Russians and Austrians in 1805 | Austerlitz
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| British naval victory destroying the French navy, death of Nelson | Battle of Trafalgar
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| 1807 agreement with Tsar Alexander 1 ending the war of the Third Coalition and leaving Napoleon as master of the continent | Treaty of Tilsit
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| Attempt by Napoleon to force nations in Europe to embargo British goods. Hard to enforce and highly unpopular; in 1810 Russia withdrew forcing Napoleon to attack Russia. Big mistake | Continental System
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| What Napoleon created after he abolished the Holy Roman Empire | Confederation of the Rhine
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| British-led guerrilla war in Spain | Peninsular War
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| Where Napoleon was first sent after he abdicated in 1814 | Elba
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| Final defeat of Napoleon in June, 1815 | Waterloo
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| Meeting of allies to settle the post-Napoleon situation in Europe | Congress of Vienna
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| Foreign minister of Austria 1809-1848 | Metternich
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| English foreign secretary | Castlereagh
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| leader of Russia | Tsar Alexander I
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| representative from Prussia | Prince Karl von Hardenberg
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| French foreign minister | Talleyrand
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| Bourbon kind who was placed on throne after the defeat of Napoleon | Louis XVIII
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| Territory that Alexander I demanded; he ended up getting the kingdom he wanted, but it was smaller than he'd demanded | Poland
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| Territory that Prussia demanded and which it gained, though not as much as they'd originally hoped to get | Saxony
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| Area on the border of France given to Prussia that later became the backbone of Prussia's industrial growth | RHineland
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| regions that were given to Austria | In Italy - Lombardy,and Venetia, with relatives in other states
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| Border country of France to the NOrth that was enlarged to serve as a check against future French aggression | The Netherlands which acquired the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium)
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| Italian state strengthened to be another check against French aggression | Sardinia-Piedmont - got republic of Genoa
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| Guiding principle at the Congress of Vienna for the future of European diplomacy | Balance of Power
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| Agreement proposed by Alexander I for Russia, Prussia, and Austria to observe Christian principles in domestic and international affairs | Holy Alliance
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| Agreement signed by Great Britian, Austria, Prussia, and Russia to maintain the alliance that had defeated Napoleon and to meet to discuss issues of mutual concern | Quadruple Alliance
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| The Quadruple Alliance led the foundation for this period between 1815 and 1848 to preserve the peace in Europe and resolve international issues by consultation and agreement | The Concert of Europe
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