1. Napoleon’s Policies

2. “Napoleon
Crossing the Alps”
By Jacques-
Louis David

3. Continental System
After the defeat at Trafalgar, Napoleon adopted the Continental System to defeat England
Continental system=British goods could not enter Europe
Without Europe as a customer of British goods, Napoleon hoped England would enter a depression

4. The Berlin Decree (1806) banned British ships from entering European ports
England got around this by putting its goods on neutral ships
The Milan Decree (1807) said that any ships that docked in England could be confiscated

5. Portugal refuses to take part in the Continental System
Napoleon invades Portugal
Spain refuses to help, so Napoleon invades Spain also
This becomes known as the Peninsular War

7. Napoleon gets bogged down with guerilla warfare
Guerilla warfare is when an army uses hit and run tactics and avoids confrontations in hopes of spreading out the length of a conflict
This is where Napoleon suffers his first loses

9. 1811

10. Problems with Russia Alexander I was the Czar of Russia in 1812
Alexander starts trading openly with England in 1810
Alexander’s advisors recommend retaking Poland from France
Napoleon catches on and starts moving troops toward the Russian border

11. Czar Alexander I

12. Acronym Activity On a paper, write out NAPOLEON
Think of a word or group of words for each letter in Napoleon’s name
Add some color and at least 2 pictures