The French Revolution, : The Conservative Phase ( ) AP European History Androstic
Overview After the terror, the French wanted a more conservative government They will attempt to form a strong republican government Instead, they get Napoleon Topics The Directory The Consulate
The Directory
The Directory Structure Weakness Problems
Napoleon Bonaparte Rise to Fame Italian Campaign - Treaty of Campio Formio Egyptian Campaign
Coup d’Etat of 1797 (Fructidor) Royalists (those supporting the exiled King Louis XVIII, living in Vienna) looked to win elections The Directory annulled the elections Said it was saving the Revolution Military victories distracted the public from protest Now ruling without consent of the Governed!
Coup d’Etat of 1799 (Brumaire) Napoleon's fame growing! Ineffective Directory Coup d'Etat
French Empire in 1800
The Consulate
The Consulate Reforms New Constitution Stabilized the state Economic Reforms Centralized power Coins of the Bank of France, 1800
Concordant of 1801 Proclaimed Catholicism in France Bishops still subservient to France The Church accept loss of lands Pope Pius VII repudiated it, so Napoleon arrested him
Napoleonic Code Civil Code Education Reforms Lycees
Summary France is slowly edging back towards a monarchy The Directory The Consulate Napoleon is gaining more and more power Military Hero First Consul