1. Bellringer  Consulate  Nationalism

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

3. Age of Napoleon

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. Workbook  15 minutes with a partner  Ch. 18 Sec. 3, pgs. 202-204

8. 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

10.  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.

11. 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!

12. Napoleon’s Empire

13. 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.

14.  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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

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

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