1. The Age of Napoleon Begins

2. Napoleon’s Rise to Power
Born in Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean
Trained from the age of 9 to be in the army
Had success in the army during the French Revolution
Officer in the French army

3. Self-Made Emperor
Overthrew the directory and set up The Consulate- A three-man governing board
Two years later, he assumed the title Emperor of the French
Pope came to coronate him, but he took the crown from the pope’s hands and placed it on his own head– to show he owed his throne to no one but himself
He held a plebiscite- Ballot in which voters say yes or no, and France strongly supported him as emperor

4. France Under Napoleon Reforms
Built roads & canals
Set up system of public schools under strict government control
Made peace w/ Catholic Church
Gave land to peasants
Napoleonic Code- New law code that embodied Enlightenment principles: equality of all citizens before the law
Undid some reforms of the French Revolution (women lost power they had gained)

5. Building an Empire
Napoleon created a vast French Empire & added lands to France: Netherlands, Belgium & parts of Italy
Controlled much of Europe through forceful diplomacy
Tactic: Put friends & relatives on throne of Europe
His successes boosted French nationalism

6. Napoleon’s Power in Europe

7. France vs. Britain
Britain remained outside of Napoleon’s European empire
Britain relied on its navy to stop Napoleon
Napoleon attacked by sea & failed
Waged economic warfare: closed European ports to British goods
Britain responded w/ blockade- shutting off ports to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Napoleon failed in bringing Britain down

8. Causes & Effects of French Revolution
Long-Term Causes
Immediate Causes
Corrupt leadership
Members of Third Estate resent privileges of First and Second estates
Spread of Enlightenment ideas
Government debt
Poor harvests and rising price of bread
Failure of Louis XVI to accept financial reforms
Formation of National Assembly
Immediate Effects
Long-Term Effects
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
France adopts its first written constitution
Monarchy abolished
Reign of Terror
Napoleon gains power
Napoleonic Code established
French conquests spread nationalism
Revolutions occur in Europe and Latin America

9. Answer in your spiral..
Why do you think that the French, who overthrew and executed their monarch, would return enthusiastically to a monarchy under Napoleon Bonaparte?
Be prepared to discuss

10. Flow-Chart
With a partner, create a flow-chart of Napoleon’s rise to power
Choose the SEVEN most important events from Napoleon’s rise to power and his actions while ruling France. Explain why each one is one of the most important.
You and your partner must each have one in your spiral, but you can work on it together.
You will get a stamp at the end of the period.