Napoleon Gained Control of the Executive Authority of the French

Multiple Choice

Napoleon gained control of the executive authority of the French government by

A) becoming President of the Committee of Public Safety.
B) being elected as first director of the Directory.
C) seizing power in a coup d'etat.
D) capitalizing on his military victories to become a popularly elected president.
E) his appointment to the post by a newly restored monarch, Louis XVII.