1. Chapter 7 Section 3 Napoleon Forges an Empire

2. Napoleon Bonaparte  5 foot 3 inches tall  One of the world’s greatest military geniuses  In four years goes from obscure officer to master of France.

3. Napoleon Seizes Power  Napoleon Bonaparte  Born in 1769 in Corsica  Went to military school at 9 yrs. old  16 finishes school and is a lieutenant  Hero of the Hour  October of 1795, Royalist march on National Convention, they ask Napoleon to defend the delegates  Manages to scatter the crowd and is hailed through Paris as a hero of the French Republic  1796 Leads and wins a series of victories in Italy, and fights in Egypt and is a Hero to the French people

4. Napoleon Seizes Power  Coup d’Etat  1799 directory losing control.  November- Napoleon’s troops surround the National Legislature and drive out most of the members  The rest vote to dissolve the Directory and have a group of 3 consuls.  Napoleon is 1 st consul and is basically a dictator.  Coup d'état- a sudden seizure of power. “blow to the state”  Napoleon makes treaties with Austria, Britain, and Russia by 1802  Europe at peace for the first time in ten years

5. Napoleon Rules France  Plebiscite- a vote of the people  Napoleon has people vote on a new constitution that makes him leader  People want stable government so they vote him in.  Restoring order at home  Economy- efficient tax system and national banking.  Efficiency- Got rid of corrupt officials  Education- Set up lycees- government run public schools  Religion- concordat- agreement. Signed one with the Pope. Separated the church and state

6. Napoleon Rules France  Napoleonic Code  A comprehensive set of laws that gave the country a uniform system and eliminated may injustices.  It limited liberty and promoted order and authority over individual rights.  Napoleon Crowned as Emperor  1804 Napoleon wants to be Emperor and the people vote in his favor  December 1804 Napoleon crowned Emperor by the Pope in Notre Dame  Places the crown on his own head to show he is more powerful than the church