1. To What Extent Did Napoleon Affect Life Outside of France?

2. World Wide Legacy
The Napoleonic Civil Code was adopted by other countries under French rule at the time
Became the basis for private law in Italy, Portugal, Belgium, and Spain
Romania adopted the Napoleonic Code in and still uses it today!

3. Canada and Napoleon
In 1866 the Civil Code of Lower Canada (French) was revised to include the Napoleonic Code
This means that traditions of the Napoleonic Code live on in Canada

4. The West Indies
French colonies like Haiti were greatly important because they produced sugar, coffee, cocoa, and cotton
By 1775, the West Indies were producing half of the goods being imported to France
- Sugar was highly desirable

5. France and the Slave Trade
Haiti was a French colony in which slaves were used
African men and women were forced to work on plantations
Most died within 10 years due to the harsh conditions
Napoleon led the Haitian government to believe that he would out law slavery, but they were deceived

6. Haiti’s Slave Revolt Britain invaded Haiti in 1793
Napoleon promised the slaves and former slaves of Haiti that he would help them if they supported the French against the British
Haitian forces removed the British and declared Haiti an independent country of free men and women

7. Napoleon’s Betrayal
Napoleon went back on his word and refused to allow Haiti to be free once the British were expelled
Let Haitians do all the work and took the island for himself
Napoleon thought slave labour was too valuable to lose and sent soldiers to retake the island
He then passed laws in France that supported slavery

8. Congress of Vienna
A meeting from September June 1815 to decide the fate of France after Napoleon
European rulers decided to invite Louis XVIII of the exiled Bourbon family to return as the King of France
They supported him with troops to make sure there was no revolt in France

9. End of the Empire
After Napoleon, European rulers returned countries to their pre-Napoleon and pre- revolution boarders
They also tried to maintain a balance of power in Europe
Britain took over French colonies overseas
Belgium and Holland joined into one kingdom
Much of Italy went back to Austria

10. Nationalism
Patriotic feelings and principles. The desire for people with the same language, ethnicity, location, and culture to form a nation
Napoleon used this feeling to help create support to invade other countries in Europe
He promised to help people who shared language and culture to create new nations
Able to get support of the French by promoting French glory