1. The Directory and the Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
7.4
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2. The Directory?
New French executive gov’t set up after the end of the Reign of Terror
5 member “council” with a bicameral legislature
Office holding – property holders
Nearly all men could vote
Who did the Directory support?
Middle class represented and was supported
Removal of financial controls hurt the sans-culottes
Urged women to embrace domestic roles

3. Challenges to the Directory
October 1795 – royalist uprising supported by former aristocracy
Rebellion put down in Paris by Napoleon Bonaparte
Conspiracy of Equals
Led by “Gracchus” Babeuf
Desired a direct democracy with no private property
Bankrupt & corrupt government and growing inflation

4. How did the Directory last?
France enjoyed several military victories
First Coalition defeated in 1797
France defeated English armies in Egypt
Showcased young military star Napoleon Bonaparte

5. Napoleon Arrives Conspiracy emerged to topple the Directory
Abbe Sieyes invites Napoleon Bonaparte to join
Coup d’etat Brumaire – November 1799
After military victory in Egypt, Napoleon returned to Paris and drove legislators from Legislative Assembly
A new constitution established the Consulate Era

6. QUESTIONS Create a Notes Page for 7.4
Address these in your Cornell Notes Page…use your reading (7.4) to assist you
Describe the French government which is set up under the Directory’s control.
Explain two challenges to the Directory’s control.
How did a young Napoleon Bonaparte gain fame in post-Revolution France?
How did Napoleon Bonaparte assume power in France?