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03/25/2011

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition

 

  • 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821
  • Was a military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution
  • As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815.

 

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The Concordat Of 1801
Definition

 

  • The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801. 
  • It solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status.

 

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Napoleon"s Grand Empire
Definition

 

  • The empire of France with a portion of Italy
  • Those countries dependent on France and ruled by Napoleon's family members or close friends

 

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The Continental System
Definition

 

  • The foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars.
  •  It was a large-scale embargo against British trade, inaugurated on November 21, 1806. 
  • This embargo ended in April 11, 1814 after Napoleon's first abdication.

 

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The Battle of Trafalgar
Definition

 

  • (21 October 1805) was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).

 

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Waterloo
Definition
Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, 
Term
The Industrial Revolution
Definition

 

  • The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century 
  • There was major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology
  • It had a profound effect on thesocioeconomic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spread throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world.

 

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Origins of The Industrial Revolution 
Definition
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th. It began in Britian.
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Britain and The Industrial Revolution
Definition

 

  • The Industrial Revolution is the period encompassing the vast social and economic changes that resulted from the development of steam-powered machinery and mass-production methods

 

Term
The Steam Engine 
Definition
steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
Term
Arkwright's Water Frame
Definition
a machine which produced a strong twist for warps, substituting wooden and metal cylinders for human fingers.
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Hargreave's Spinning Jenny 
Definition
The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning frame. It was invented c. 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle
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