2. NAPOLEON’S RULE OF FRANCE - placated bourgeoisie - promised them gov’t jobs - placated workers & peasants - placed tariff on imported goods to protect French business from competition - National Bank to help businesses - set low prices on food staples for the poor - let peasants keep land won during Rev.

4. Napoleonic Europe, 1812

5. Elements of Dictatorship - seized control of newspapers - secret police arrested opposition figures - banned political liberty, elections - crowned himself Emperor

6. Terms you need to know: Concordat of 1801 - Nap. compromise w/ Church Battle of Austerlitz (1805) - Nap. victory over Austria Trafalgar (1805) - Brit. naval victory over Nap. Continental System - Nap. econ. boycott of Britain Battle of Leipzig (1814) - Nap. defeated, Paris captured by coalition of Pr., Rus., Aus., Sw. Battle of Waterloo - Nap’s final defeat by Br. & Prussia The Hundred Days- Napoleon’s brief reign after returning from his first exile

7. FRENCH RULE - a mixed bag for conquered states BENEFITS: - reduced privileges of the clergy & nobility - set up Napoleonic Code - reformed tax codes - more fair - promoted public education - religious toleration - merit-based hirings in gov’t BAD: - forced conscription to fill ranks of French army - pilfered resources for French industries - once viewed as liberator, then as a tyrant