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Reading Focus

How did Napoleon rise to power?

How did Emperor Napoleon come to dominate Europe?

What were Napoleons most important policies?

Main Idea

Napoleon Bonaparte rose through military ranks to become

emperor over France and much of Europe.

Napoleons Europe

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Napoleon promised order and stability, pledging to uphold key reforms.

The French gave up some freedoms for peace and prosperity.

Napoleon Bonaparte, ruthlessly ambitious, rose from army captain toruler of France in a very short time. He took advantage of the turmoil of

the French Revolution.

Napoleon, brilliant military leader

In charge of French interior at 26

Invaded Italy and Egypt

Defeat by Admiral Horatio Nelson

kept from newspapers

Became national hero

Opportunities for Glory Napoleon Seizes Power

Directory weak and ineffective

Fear of royalists and of European

opposition

November 1799 coup dtat

France to be led by Consulate

Napoleon voted first consul, in

effect a dictator

Napoleons Rise to Power

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SummarizeWhat events led to Napoleons rise

to power?

Answer(s): stopped royalists from regaining

power, defended French interior, won battles in

Italy, kept borders secure, won territory for France,

covered up Battle of Nile, coup d'tat

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Emperor Napoleon

Once France under control, Napoleon turned to Europe

Napoleon crowns himself

Submitted a plebiscite before voters

Emperor Napoleon I Desire for empire

Wanted to rule Europe and the Americas

French expedition to Saint Domingue (Haiti today) failed

Napoleon sold Louisiana Territory and turned his focusto Europe

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Napoleonic Wars Begin

Extension of wars fought during the French Revolution,

would last a decade

France dominant power in Europe

French empire grew rapidly, but fell apart more quickly

Nelson and British navy won Battle of Trafalgar off

coast of Spain

Napoleon defeated Russian and Austrian troops atAusterlitz

Quest to Conquer Europe

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Nation of shopkeepers, GreatBritain continued to defy

Napoleon

Blockade prohibited French or

allied ships from trade with

Britain

Britain required ships from

neutral countries to stop in

British ports

War of 1812 one result

Continental System

Troops to Portugal and Spain

Spanish people revolted in

1808

Great Britain stepped in to help

Guerrilla war with Spanish kept

French busy

Napoleon finally pulled out of

Spain

The Peninsular War

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MasteredMost of Europe

Through treaties, alliances, and victories in battle

Controlled much of Europe by 1812

RewardedRelatives

Relatives put in power; brothers on thrones of Holland, Naples, and Sicily

Sisters and stepson held powerful positions

Free ofControl Great Britain remained an enemy

Sweden, Portugal, and the Ottoman Empire escaped Bonapartes grip

Napoleon Dominates Europe

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Summarizing

What regions of Europe did

Napoleon dominate?

Answer(s): all nations except Great Britain,

Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire

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Church-State Relations Antireligious nature of French

Revolution over

Concordat recognized influence

of Roman Catholic Church

Legal and Educational

Napoleonic Code developed

Order and authority overindividual rights

Schools for government and

military positions

Economic Reforms Established the Bank of France

to regulate economy

More efficient tax-collection

system

LegacyAge of Napoleon

Democratic ideas

Equality before law,representative system

Spread ofnationalism

Napoleons Policies

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Identify Cause and EffectHow did Napoleons reforms affect

French society?

Answer(s): Napoleon made some basic

revolutionary ideas part of the French

government.