Bellringer  Consulate  Nationalism

I Can… 1. Explain how Napoleon created nationalistic feelings in both the French people and his enemies.

Age of Napoleon

Napoleon  He was not rich; he went to military school on a scholarship.  Joined the French army and quickly rose through the ranks.  Became a General and returned to France as a hero.  Helped overthrow the Directory and made himself First Consul.

First Consul  Napoleon changed the name of the Directory to the Consulate (borrowed from Rome) and named himself First Consul – two years later he crowned himself Emperor of France.

Numbered Heads #1  How did Napoleon come to power in France?

Workbook  15 minutes with a partner  Ch. 18 Sec. 3, pgs

Napoleon’s Reforms Peace with the Catholic Church  Peace with the church: Concordat of 1801  The State got to keep the church lands that were confiscated by the first phase of the Revolution.  Catholicism was recognized as the majority religion in France. Crowning of Empress Josephine by Napoleon

 Napoleonic (Civil) Code : made one standard law code for everyone.  Based on the principles of everyone being equal under the law.  Religious toleration.  Advancement based on a job well-done and the ability to perform the job rather than a person’s social class.

Napoleon’s Military Accomplishments  1. France expanded all the way to the Rhine.  2. Napoleon put his relatives on the thrones of Spain, Holland, Kingdom of Italy, Swiss Republic, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and the Confederation of the Rhine.  Confederation of the Rhine : An alliance of all of the German states except Austria and Prussia. Napoleon the hero!

Napoleon’s Empire

Why Didn’t His Empire Last ?  The British were able to create an alliance with Russia, Prussia, and Austria and fight against Napoleon.  Nationalism – people didn’t want to be taken over by a foreign country.

 Napoleon made a mistake when he attacked Russia and got stuck in the infamous Russian Winter.  Scorched Earth Policy (Russians burned hundreds of miles of countryside to starve Napoleons army)  560,000 men died or were taken prisoner. Napoleon’s Army Entering Russia… Napoleon’s Army Leaving Russia.

The Defeat of Napoleon  Paris was taken in 1814, and Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba (Italy).  While he was gone, the European powers put a weak king on the French throne. The French people wanted Napoleon back.  Napoleon slipped back into France and raised an army to fight.

Waterloo  Napoleon marched on to Waterloo, Belgium where he met a Prussian and British army. He was defeated.  They sent him to a small island in the Atlantic called St. Helena where he lived until he died, in 1821.

Numbered Heads #2  How did Napoleon both preserve and violate the natural rights of French citizens?

Written Summarization (Closure) How did Napoleon create nationalistic feelings in both the French people and his enemies?