Did Napoleon carry out the
Revolutionary legacy?
I. Napoleon’s rise to power
• France ended the Reign of Terror and had
series of corrupt government, bad economy,
riots, and foreign invasions
• Gained public respect by series of military
victories against rioters and invaders
• Seized power by use of army (coup d’etat)
• Removed corrupt Directory and had himself
elected as the first Consul
II. Napoleon restored order in France
• Wrote the new Constitution
• Established a Plebiscite where the public voted
on various policies and laws
• Code Napoleon- applied to all citizens as being
equal under the law
• Reformed legal system
• Opened public schools
• Implemented fair tax system
• Centralized money
• Fought back the foreign invasion
• Expanded the French borders
• France became an empire controlling most of
Europe
• Opened a plebiscite to ask the French
population if they wanted him to be their
emperor
• Crowned himself the emperor of France