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Repress the journals a little; make them produce wholesome articles. . . . Tell them that the . . . Revolution is over, and that there is now only one party in France; that I shall never allow the newspapers to say anything contrary to my interests; that they may publish a few little articles with just a bit of poison in them, but that one fine day somebody will shut their mouths.

Napoleon is in line with Enlightenment thinking because he only supports “a little” repression of the press.

Napoleon’s call for repression of the press was in opposition to Enlightenment thinking.

Napoleon is in line with Enlightenment thinking because he is merely asking for “wholesome articles.”

Napoleon mentioning the end of revolution and political parties puts him in opposition to Enlightenment thinking.

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The painting shows Napoleon’s coronation as emperor of France in 1804.

modest

weak

powerful

religious

Which of these were challenges facing the Directory? Check all the apply.

financial problems

calls for women’s suffrage

warfare in Europe

finding candidates to run for office

political unrest at home

competition with Britain to explore new lands

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church official

military leader

philosopher

business leader

In which ways did Napoleon bring reform to France? Check all that apply.

by appointing government officials based on merit

by doing away with all religious practices

by creating administrative districts to centralizing government

by opening secondary schools to all males

by instituting the Napoleonic Code

by instituting a fairer tax system

by allowing freedom of speech

A few days after Napoleon and the consuls overthrew the Directory, the consuls issued the statement below.People of France: Swear with us to be true to the Republic one and indivisible, founded on equality, liberty, and the representative system.What were the consuls asking the people of France to do?

start a new revolution

support a new Reign of Terror

restore the monarchy

support the new republic

Why did Napoleon believe it important to reform the tax code in France?

France was a poor country and needed a better system to collect what little revenue was available.

France needed more money and needed to begin collecting revenue from the peasants and industrial workers.

One of the chief causes of the Revolution had been the unfair tax system of the Bourbon monarchs.

He thought it was important for each French citizen to pay the same amount in taxes.

After the end of the Reign of Terror, France established a new constitution in 1795 and was ruled by the Directory. Which of these best describes the Directory?

a council of nobles

a single, all-powerful leader

an assembly of church leaders

a committee of five leaders

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