Napoleon Bonaparte Activity: Copy the title and number for each frame/slide. Summarize each frame in twenty to twenty-five words or less. Include the number of each frame in your summary.

1. Who was Napoleon? General during the French Revolution. Ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804 Ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804 Emperor of the French under the name Napoléon I from May 18, 1804 to April 6, 1814, and was briefly restored as Emperor from March 20 to June 22, Emperor of the French under the name Napoléon I from May 18, 1804 to April 6, 1814, and was briefly restored as Emperor from March 20 to June 22, He was also King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine. He was also King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.

2. How Napoleon Rose to Power An officer in the army during the French Revolution; Made general In a coup d’etat he took power from the French Directory Issued a new constitution where power was given to the First Consul of a 3 person Consulate Napoleon becomes First Consul by popular vote

3. What Napoleon Did For France He created a strong central government with The Napoleonic Law Code Religious tolerance, jury trial, elimination of serfdom (servitude to Feudal Lords), fair legal methods

4. Results of Napoleon’s Success French people were satisfied with Napoleon’s success at home and abroad Napoleon wanted to become emperor By 1804 Napoleon was emperor The people agreed to put him there

5. His Achievements Armies of France under his command fought almost every European power and acquired control of most of continental Europe by conquest or alliance. His campaigns are studied at military academies all over the world and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest commanders ever to have lived.

6. Napoleon in his own words “I … brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law.”

7. What Napoleon Did In Europe – Sea Battle Started war with Great Britain Most nations of world eventually became involved. Horatio Nelson defeated the French and Spanish at Cape Trafalgar proving Great Britain controlled the seas. Nelson was killed in the battle. His body was preserved in a barrel of rum.

8. Dominance of Europe Napoleon became most powerful and feared ruler in Europe To keep France powerful, Napoleon united German States into Confederation of the Rhine and put his relatives on European thrones By 1807, Great Britain was the only threat left (But Napoleon never invaded England)

9. Napoleon’s Downfall and Exile The disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 and the later Russian invasion of France, forced Napoleon to abdicate in April He was exiled to the island of Elba.

10. Return to Power and Second Fall (Waterloo) His return to power was called the Hundred Days, but he was defeated at Waterloo on June 18, He spent the remaining six years of his life on the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean under British supervision.

11. Summary (Copy the whole thing, please!) Napoleon Bonaparte was the greatest military genius of the 19th century. He conquered most of Western Europe and Egypt for France, while instituting reforms in these new territories to guarantee civil liberties and improve the quality of life. He crowned himself emperor of France in 1804 and introduced reforms intended to unify the revolution-fractured nation. Many of Napoleon’s reforms are still in effect today, including many protecting civil liberties.

Homework: Type your summary of the ppt. presentation. Include the number of each slide. Be sure that you do not have more than twenty- five word summary for any individual slide. Type the last slide (No. 11) completely. Save a copy of the document on your computer/disc or USB memory. Print the document and turn it in for the next class with your complete name and group number.