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French Revolution
Parisian mobs storm the Bastille, and the French Revolution begins. -
Napoleon's Start
Napoleon wins fame by defeating Royalist forces supported by the British navy in the port of Toulon. -
France's Territory
Napoleon defeats Austrian forces, and France acquires significant new territory. he leads the campaign to conquer Egypt. -
Restoration
There was a period of time where there was peace and Napoleon took advantage of it by takes steps to restore order in France through new policies of reconciliation. -
Concordat
Pope Pius VII and Napoleon signed The Concordat of 1801. Catholicism became recognized as the religion of the majority of the French citizens, fixing one of the major problems of the Revolution by reconciling many French Catholics to the Consulate Government. -
Slave Trade
Napoleon passes a law reintroducing the slave trade in all French colonies; he has visions of a French empire in the Americas. -
Napoleon's New Title
Bonaparte becomes First Consul for Life. -
Emperor
The Consulate is transformed into the Empire and Napoleon is declared Emperor of the French. -
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King
Napoleon later becomes King of Italy and makes plans to invade France -
Napoleon's Death
On a Small Island off the coast of Africa, Napoleon Died. It is believed that he died from stomach cancer.
