1. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

2. You will need: Guided Notes worksheet Pen/Pencil
Blue and 4 other colors (markers, crayons, or colored pencils)

4. Napoleon a Rising Star 1769-Napoleon born in Corsica 1785-At 16
finished school and became a lieutenant
1795-At 25
hero of the Republic of France
1796-At 26
“the General” led victories over enemy forces
1799-At 30
control of France’s Military
coup d’etat (blow of state)
Used his troops and influence to take over the government of France

5. A leader at last… Coup led to a victory over anti-French powers
Britain, Austria and Russia
1800- vote of the people (plebiscite)
all real power given to Napoleon
vote overwhelmingly in favor of Napoleon

6. Stability and Order Napoleon wanted: Strong central government
Strong Economy
Equality in Taxation
Effective tax-collection
National Bank
End of Corruption
Wanted to keep some of the same changes that were made during the Revolution

7. Lycees Napoleon dismisses all “corrupt” officials
Establishes government run public schools (Lycees) to train new officials
Open to all males
Graduates were appointed to public office based on merit not on family background

8. Napoleonic Code Code of Laws But… Ended many injustices Promoted order
Gave France a uniform code of laws
But…
Women lost many rights
Freedom of Press and Speech limited
Restored slavery in the French colonies

9. Emperor
Napoleon crowns himself and wife-December 2nd 1804

11. Colonies started to revolt
Revolutionary ideas start to spread around the world
Reached the people of St. Domingue (Haiti)
Demanded that they be given the same freedoms as the French people
What other “colonial” event does this sound like?
They were denied and civil war erupted
Slaves under Toussaint L’Ouverture led a rebellion and seized the colony!

12. Continued… Napoleon decides to back out of the Americas
Sells Louisiana Territory
$15 million to President Jefferson and the US
What did he gain?
Money to conquer Europe
Punishment for the British

14. Napoleon’s Mistakes Blockade/Continental System
Invasion of Spain/Peninsular War
Invasion of Russia

15. Napoleon starts to lose power
Battle of Trafalgar
British fleet separates the French
French CANNOT defeat the British, now what?
Continental System
Tries to starve out the British

16. Does not have an heir Peninsular War Russia
Divorces his wife, marries into the Austrian family to create an alliance
Napoleon II is born
Peninsular War
Invaded Spain
Placed his brother on the throne
Threatened the Catholic Church
Guerillas attacked the French armies
Russia

17. The BIG mistake: Who?

18. Napoleon attacks the only rival left on the mainland of Europe
The BIG mistake: What?
Napoleon attacks the only rival left on the mainland of Europe

19. The BIG mistake: HOW?
Over 600,000 men!

20. The BIG mistake: Russia retaliates!
Why is this effective?

21. The BIG mistake: What is Napoleon’s next move?
Wait in Moscow for the Russians to surrender
Do they??

22. NO! Napoleon is defeated!
Running low on
supplies
Soldiers start dying

23. What happens after? Napoleon withdrawals his army Napoleon
600,000 to start
28,000 at the end of the attack!!
Napoleon
Leaves his army
Attempts to rebuild in France
Other European powers unite to defeat him in 1813

24. Exile—Return—Exile Exiled to the small island of Elba (Italy)
Why not just kill him?
Napoleon escapes and for 100 days returns to be Emperor of France but is defeated at Waterloo (1815)
Monarchy temporary restored, people fear “the old days”

25. Re-exiled to St. Helena (South Atlantic)
Died in 1821 of a stomach ailment

26. Hero Tyrant