Anticipation Guide
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Period: ________
Date:
Chapter 19: Napoleon
Directions: Do you agree or disagree with the statements listed below? Please carefully read each
statement and write AGREE or DISAGREE to the left or right of each statement depending on your
answer. We will use your answers from this activity to discuss what you already know about the French
Revolution and Napoleon and help you fill in the blanks to what you do not yet understand. At the end of
class, I will collect your sheets to see where the class stands on certain points and your sheets will be
returned to you to use as you read Chapter 19 during the course of the unit. Remember, as you read the
chapter, refer back to these statements to either confirm your belief or change it. At the end of the
chapter, we will come back to these statements to discuss whether or not you changed any of your beliefs
and why. Very Important‼! Activities are included in your overall grade.
Agree
Disagree
1. Napoleon gained the trust of people of France through the implementation
of liberal reforms
2. Napoleon’s goal for France and the rest of Europe was through peace and
cooperative trading agreements.
3. Napoleon named himself emperor because he feared the return of the
Bourbon Dynasty
4. Napoleon made peace with the nobility of France
5. Napoleon’s Civil Code lives on today
6. Napoleon was a big believer in freedom of speech – for everyone
7. Napoleon’s humanitarian policies endeared himself with the people of
Spain
8. Napoleon underestimated the resiliency of the people of Russia
9. The downfall of Napoleon resulted in the return of monarchial control
Please use back of sheet when you complete the chapter so you can evaluate your
progress and understanding of the content that we have examined.
Directions: Please copy your answers from the beginning of the chapter in the left-hand column labeled
“Before Reading” and compare to your answers at the end of the chapter in the right-hand column
labeled: “After Reading”
Before
After
1. Napoleon gained the trust of people of France through the implementation
of liberal reforms
2. Napoleon’s goal for France and the rest of Europe was through peace and
cooperative trading agreements.
3. Napoleon named himself emperor because he feared the return of the
Bourbon Dynasty
4. Napoleon made peace with the nobility of France
5. Napoleon’s Civil Code lives on today
6. Napoleon was a big believer in freedom of speech – for everyone
7. Napoleon’s humanitarian policies endeared himself with the people of
Spain
8. Napoleon underestimated the resiliency of the people of Russia
9. The downfall of Napoleon resulted in the return of monarchial control
ID’s and Vocabulary Terms:
Abdicated
Guerilla Warfare
Legitimacy
Annex
Legacy
Blockade