FRENCH REVOLUTION AND FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEONNAPOLEON

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REVOLUTION THREATENS THE REVOLUTION THREATENS THE KINGKING

OLD REGIME: SYSTEM OF FUEDALISM LEFT OLD REGIME: SYSTEM OF FUEDALISM LEFT FROM THE MIDDLE AGES.FROM THE MIDDLE AGES.

ESTATE: FRENCH SOCIAL CLASSES.ESTATE: FRENCH SOCIAL CLASSES. 1. PRIVILAGED ESTATES:1. PRIVILAGED ESTATES:

A. 1A. 1STST ESTATE: MADE UP RC CLERGY; ESTATE: MADE UP RC CLERGY; OWNED 10%OF LAND; PAID 2% OF OWNED 10%OF LAND; PAID 2% OF TAXES.TAXES.

B. 2B. 2NDND ESTATE: MADE UP OF RICH ESTATE: MADE UP OF RICH FRENCH NOBLES; MADE UP 2% OF POP.; FRENCH NOBLES; MADE UP 2% OF POP.; OWNED 20% OF LAND; PAID NO TAXES.OWNED 20% OF LAND; PAID NO TAXES.

C. 3C. 3rdrd ESTATE: 98% OF POP. MADE UP ESTATE: 98% OF POP. MADE UP THIS GROUP.THIS GROUP. 3 GROUPS OF THE 33 GROUPS OF THE 3RDRD ESTATE: ESTATE:

REVOLUTION THREATENS THE REVOLUTION THREATENS THE KINGKING

1. BOURGEOISIE: MERCHANTS AND 1. BOURGEOISIE: MERCHANTS AND ARTISANS; PAID VERY HIGH TAXES.ARTISANS; PAID VERY HIGH TAXES.

2. WORKERS OF FRANCE: 2. WORKERS OF FRANCE: (COOKS,SERVANTS,ECT.) PAID VERY LOW (COOKS,SERVANTS,ECT.) PAID VERY LOW WAGES AND OFTEN WENT HUNGRY.WAGES AND OFTEN WENT HUNGRY.

3. PEASANTS: ALMOST 80 % OF 3. PEASANTS: ALMOST 80 % OF POP.;PAID ½ OF INCOME IN DUES AND POP.;PAID ½ OF INCOME IN DUES AND TAXES.TAXES.

FORCES OF CHANGE: FORCES OF CHANGE: Causes_of_the_French_Revolution.asfCauses_of_the_French_Revolution.asf

1. ECONOMIC WOES:1. ECONOMIC WOES: A. POP. WAS GROWING.A. POP. WAS GROWING. B. HEAVY TAXES.B. HEAVY TAXES. C. CROP FAILURESC. CROP FAILURES..

REVOLUTION THREATENS THE REVOLUTION THREATENS THE KINGKING D. LOUIS XVI SUNK FRANCE INTO HEAVY D. LOUIS XVI SUNK FRANCE INTO HEAVY

DEBT.DEBT. 1. INHERITED DEBT.1. INHERITED DEBT. 2. EXTRAVAGANT SPENDING.2. EXTRAVAGANT SPENDING. 3. FUNDING AMERICAN REVOLUTION.3. FUNDING AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

LOUIS XVI WAS A WEAK LEADER:LOUIS XVI WAS A WEAK LEADER: LOUIS UNDECISIVE AND PAID LITTLE LOUIS UNDECISIVE AND PAID LITTLE

ATTENTION TO ADVISORS.ATTENTION TO ADVISORS. MARRIED MARIE ANTOINETTE OF MARRIED MARIE ANTOINETTE OF

AUSTRIA WHO SPENT SO MUCH $ SHE AUSTRIA WHO SPENT SO MUCH $ SHE WAS KNOWN AS MADAME DEFECIT.WAS KNOWN AS MADAME DEFECIT.

LOUIS PUT OFF DEFICIT UNTIL LOUIS PUT OFF DEFICIT UNTIL BANKRUPT.BANKRUPT.

REVOLUTION THREATENS THE REVOLUTION THREATENS THE KINGKING LOUIS TRIED TO TAX THE 2LOUIS TRIED TO TAX THE 2NDND ESTATE ESTATE

AND A MEETING OF THE ESTATES AND A MEETING OF THE ESTATES GENERAL ( ALL 3 ESTATES) WAS GENERAL ( ALL 3 ESTATES) WAS CALLED.CALLED.

REVOLUTION DAWNS:REVOLUTION DAWNS: THROUGHOUT HISTORY THE 1THROUGHOUT HISTORY THE 1STST AND 2 AND 2NDND

ESTATE WOULD ALWAYS OVERRIDE THE ESTATE WOULD ALWAYS OVERRIDE THE 33RDRD ESTATE. ESTATE.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: 33RDRD ESTATE INSIST THAT ALL 3 ESTATE INSIST THAT ALL 3

ESTATES MEET TOGETHER.ESTATES MEET TOGETHER. LOUIS ORDERS MEETINGS SEPARATE.LOUIS ORDERS MEETINGS SEPARATE.

REVOLUTION DAWNS:REVOLUTION DAWNS:ABBE SIEYES: 3ABBE SIEYES: 3RDRD ESTATE SPEAKER WHO ESTATE SPEAKER WHO WANTED TO NAME 3WANTED TO NAME 3RDRD ESTATE THE NAT’L ESTATE THE NAT’L ASSEMBLY MAKE LAWS FOR THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY MAKE LAWS FOR THE FRENCH PEOPLE.PEOPLE.

33RDRD ESTATE EST. NAT’L ASSEMBLY: 1 ESTATE EST. NAT’L ASSEMBLY: 1STST ACT ACT OF REVOLUTION.OF REVOLUTION.

3 DAYS LATER 33 DAYS LATER 3RDRD ESTATE LOCKED OUT OF ESTATE LOCKED OUT OF MEETING ROOM.MEETING ROOM.

TENNIS COURT OATH: 3TENNIS COURT OATH: 3RDRD ESTATE BROKE ESTATE BROKE INTO AN INDOOR TENNIS COURT AND INTO AN INDOOR TENNIS COURT AND REFUSED TO LEAVE UNTIL THEY HAD REFUSED TO LEAVE UNTIL THEY HAD DRAWN UP A NEW CONSTITUTION.DRAWN UP A NEW CONSTITUTION.

REVOLUTION DAWNS:REVOLUTION DAWNS: "The Storming of the "The Storming of the

Bastille, July 14, 1789“Bastille, July 14, 1789“ July_14__1789__The_Storming_of_the_Bastille.July_14__1789__The_Storming_of_the_Bastille.

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The Bastille was a French The Bastille was a French prison, and a symbol of the prison, and a symbol of the absolute monarchy of absolute monarchy of France. When, during the France. When, during the French Revolution, the French Revolution, the angry mob finally got inside angry mob finally got inside the Bastille, prisoners were the Bastille, prisoners were released, and the Governor released, and the Governor of the Bastille, Bernard de of the Bastille, Bernard de Launay, was captured. Two Launay, was captured. Two days later, the old prison days later, the old prison was burned to the ground.was burned to the ground.

REVOLUTION DAWNS:REVOLUTION DAWNS: A GREAT FEAR SWEEPS FRANCE:A GREAT FEAR SWEEPS FRANCE:

REBELLION SPREADS ACROSS REBELLION SPREADS ACROSS FRANCE.FRANCE.

GREAT FEAR: WAVE OF SENSELESS GREAT FEAR: WAVE OF SENSELESS PANIC WHERE PEASANTS BECOME PANIC WHERE PEASANTS BECOME BANDITS ACROSS FRANCE.BANDITS ACROSS FRANCE.

IN OCT. 1789 APPROX. 6000 IN OCT. 1789 APPROX. 6000 WOMEN WHO WERE TRYING TO WOMEN WHO WERE TRYING TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES CHARGED FEED THEIR FAMILIES CHARGED THE PALACE AT VERSAILLES AND THE PALACE AT VERSAILLES AND KICKED OUT LOUIS AND MARIE KICKED OUT LOUIS AND MARIE ANTOINETTE.ANTOINETTE.

REVOLUTION BRINGS REFORM AND TERROR:REVOLUTION BRINGS REFORM AND TERROR: THE FUEDAL PRIVELAGES OF THE 1THE FUEDAL PRIVELAGES OF THE 1STST AND AND

THE 2THE 2NDND ESTATE WERE ENDED WHEN THEY ESTATE WERE ENDED WHEN THEY JOINED THE NAT’L ASSEMBLY.JOINED THE NAT’L ASSEMBLY.

DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN: DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN: GROUP OF REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS GROUP OF REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS ADOPTED BY THE FRENCH.ADOPTED BY THE FRENCH. THE DECLARATION EMBRACED THE THE DECLARATION EMBRACED THE

IDEALS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND IDEALS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND FRATERNITY.FRATERNITY.

THE STATE TAKES OVER THE CHURCH:THE STATE TAKES OVER THE CHURCH: THE ASSEMBLY TOOK OVER THE LANDS THE ASSEMBLY TOOK OVER THE LANDS

OF THE CHURCH AND DECLARED THAT OF THE CHURCH AND DECLARED THAT THE CHURCH OFFICIALS WOULD BE THE CHURCH OFFICIALS WOULD BE ELECTED BY THE LANDOWNERS. ELECTED BY THE LANDOWNERS.

REVOLUTION BRINGS REFORM AND TERROR:REVOLUTION BRINGS REFORM AND TERROR: LOUIS TRIES TO ESCAPE: LOUIS TRIES TO ESCAPE:

LOUIS FELT UNSAFE AND TRIED TO ESCAPE.LOUIS FELT UNSAFE AND TRIED TO ESCAPE. LOUIS WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE LOUIS WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE

POSTMASTER AND HE WAS CAUGHT.POSTMASTER AND HE WAS CAUGHT. HE AND HIS FAMILY WAS FORCED TO HE AND HIS FAMILY WAS FORCED TO

RETURN AND BE KEPT UNDER GUARD.RETURN AND BE KEPT UNDER GUARD. BY DOING THIS LOUIS XVI INCREASED THE BY DOING THIS LOUIS XVI INCREASED THE

POWER OF HIS ENEMIES AND SEALED HIS POWER OF HIS ENEMIES AND SEALED HIS OWN DOOM.OWN DOOM.

CONFLICTING GOALS CAUSE DIVISION:CONFLICTING GOALS CAUSE DIVISION: THE KING HAD LITTLE AUTHORITY AND THE THE KING HAD LITTLE AUTHORITY AND THE

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MADE THE LAWS.LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MADE THE LAWS.

CONFLICTING GOALS CAUSE DIVISION:CONFLICTING GOALS CAUSE DIVISION: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY: AN ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY: AN ASSEMBLY

THAT HAD THE POWER TO CREATE LAWS THAT HAD THE POWER TO CREATE LAWS AND TO APPROVE OR PREVENT ANY WAR.AND TO APPROVE OR PREVENT ANY WAR.

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPLIT INTO THREE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPLIT INTO THREE GROUPS:GROUPS:

1. RADICALS: OPPOSED TO THE IDEA OF 1. RADICALS: OPPOSED TO THE IDEA OF MONARCHY AND WANTED SWEEPING MONARCHY AND WANTED SWEEPING CHANGES; LEFT WINGCHANGES; LEFT WING

2. MODERATES: WANTED SOME CHANGES.2. MODERATES: WANTED SOME CHANGES. 3. CONSERVATIVES: WANTED FEW GOV’T 3. CONSERVATIVES: WANTED FEW GOV’T

CHANGES;RIGHT WING.CHANGES;RIGHT WING. EMIGRES: WANTED TO RESTORE THE OLD EMIGRES: WANTED TO RESTORE THE OLD

REGIME.REGIME. SANS-CULOTTES: EXTREME LEFT; WANTED SANS-CULOTTES: EXTREME LEFT; WANTED

NO CENTRAL POWER. NO CENTRAL POWER.

WAR AND EXTREME WAR AND EXTREME MEASURES:MEASURES: WAR W/ AUSTRIA:WAR W/ AUSTRIA:

AUSTRIA PROPOSED THAT LOUIS BE PUT AUSTRIA PROPOSED THAT LOUIS BE PUT BACK ON THRONE.BACK ON THRONE.

FRANCE DECLARES WAR.FRANCE DECLARES WAR. PRUSSIA JOINS AUSTRIA.PRUSSIA JOINS AUSTRIA. FRANCE WAS LOSING THE WAR AND FRANCE WAS LOSING THE WAR AND

PRUSSIA WARNED FRANCE NOT TO PRUSSIA WARNED FRANCE NOT TO HARM THE ROYAL FAMILY.HARM THE ROYAL FAMILY.

ABOUT 20,000 PEASANTS STORMED ABOUT 20,000 PEASANTS STORMED LOUIS CASTLE IN PARIS AND CAPTURED LOUIS CASTLE IN PARIS AND CAPTURED LOUIS AND MARIE ANTOINETTE.LOUIS AND MARIE ANTOINETTE.

LOUIS AND HIS FAMILY WERE LOUIS AND HIS FAMILY WERE IMPRISONED IN A STONE TOWER.IMPRISONED IN A STONE TOWER.

WAR AND EXTREME WAR AND EXTREME MEASURES:MEASURES: SEPTEMBER MASSACRES: WHEN SEPTEMBER MASSACRES: WHEN

PEASANTS STORMED THE PRISONS AND PEASANTS STORMED THE PRISONS AND KILLED THOUSANDS OF NOBLES, KILLED THOUSANDS OF NOBLES, CLERGYMEN, AND ROYALIST.CLERGYMEN, AND ROYALIST.

RADICALS EXECUTE THE KING:RADICALS EXECUTE THE KING: JACOBIN: CLUB OF VIOLENT SPEAKERS JACOBIN: CLUB OF VIOLENT SPEAKERS

DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. JEAN PAUL MARAT: JACOBIN WHO JEAN PAUL MARAT: JACOBIN WHO

CALLED FOR 6 HUNDRED HEADS TO BE CALLED FOR 6 HUNDRED HEADS TO BE CUT OFF TO RID FRANCE OF THE CUT OFF TO RID FRANCE OF THE ENEMIES OF THE REVOLUTION.ENEMIES OF THE REVOLUTION.

JACOBIN’S TRIED LOUIS FOR TREASON.JACOBIN’S TRIED LOUIS FOR TREASON. LOUIS XVI FOUND GUILTY AND PUT TO LOUIS XVI FOUND GUILTY AND PUT TO

DEATH BY GUILLOTINE.DEATH BY GUILLOTINE.

French guillotines had two uprights French guillotines had two uprights of approximately 14 feet (4000 of approximately 14 feet (4000 mm) high and 15 inches (370 mm) mm) high and 15 inches (370 mm) apart, with metal lined grooves to apart, with metal lined grooves to ensure free movement of the ensure free movement of the triangular shaped weighted blade triangular shaped weighted blade which ran on a four wheeled which ran on a four wheeled carriage. The substantial frame is carriage. The substantial frame is set perfectly level using spirit set perfectly level using spirit levels after the guillotine is levels after the guillotine is erected, to prevent the blade erected, to prevent the blade jamming. jamming.

The blade is of high quality steel, The blade is of high quality steel, about 300 mm deep and is weighted about 300 mm deep and is weighted with lead to give a total weight of with lead to give a total weight of approximately 40 Kgs. It falls just over approximately 40 Kgs. It falls just over 7 feet (2250 mm) in around one third 7 feet (2250 mm) in around one third of a second before being brought to of a second before being brought to rest by a spring mechanism in the rest by a spring mechanism in the block beneath the lunette. The blade block beneath the lunette. The blade is drawn up by a rope running through is drawn up by a rope running through a brass pulley until it is caught by a a brass pulley until it is caught by a spring release mechanism. It is spring release mechanism. It is released by pulling a cord or a lever released by pulling a cord or a lever mounted on one of the uprights.mounted on one of the uprights.

At right angles to the uprights is a At right angles to the uprights is a bench shaped structure, about 800 bench shaped structure, about 800 mm from the ground, at the end of mm from the ground, at the end of which is the bascule. This is a hinged which is the bascule. This is a hinged board which stands upright to receive board which stands upright to receive the prisoner who is then strapped to the prisoner who is then strapped to it before the bascule is turned to the it before the bascule is turned to the horizontal and the slid forwards horizontal and the slid forwards bringing the prisoner's head into the bringing the prisoner's head into the lunette. The lunette is formed in two lunette. The lunette is formed in two halves each with a semicircular cut halves each with a semicircular cut out for the neck. When the victim is out for the neck. When the victim is correctly positioned in the lower half, correctly positioned in the lower half, the top half is lowered into position to the top half is lowered into position to prevent them moving.prevent them moving.

There is a metal bucket to catch the There is a metal bucket to catch the head and a metal tray for the blood. head and a metal tray for the blood. Originally a wicker basket lined with Originally a wicker basket lined with oil cloth had been used to catch the oil cloth had been used to catch the head. The decapitated body falls or is head. The decapitated body falls or is pushed off the bascule onto an pushed off the bascule onto an angled board that deposits it into a angled board that deposits it into a basket or coffin.basket or coffin.

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WAR AND EXTREME WAR AND EXTREME MEASURES:MEASURES: FRANCE’S CITIZEN ARMY: NAT’L CONVENTION FRANCE’S CITIZEN ARMY: NAT’L CONVENTION

HAD A DRAFT OF 300,000 FRENCH CITIZENS B/N HAD A DRAFT OF 300,000 FRENCH CITIZENS B/N AGES OF 18 AND 40; ARMY EVENTUALLY ROSE TO AGES OF 18 AND 40; ARMY EVENTUALLY ROSE TO OVER 800,000.OVER 800,000.

THE TERROR GRIPS FRANCE:THE TERROR GRIPS FRANCE:__The_Reign_of_Terror___Spring__1793___Summer__1794.asfThe_Reign_of_Terror___Spring__1793___Summer__1794.asf

ROBESPIERRE: GATHERED POWER IN FRANCE ROBESPIERRE: GATHERED POWER IN FRANCE AND WANTED TO RULE FRANCE UNDER A AND WANTED TO RULE FRANCE UNDER A REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE; ALL MONARCHY GONE.REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE; ALL MONARCHY GONE.

ROB. RULED W/ AN IRON FIST AND DID AWAY ROB. RULED W/ AN IRON FIST AND DID AWAY W/ ANYTHING TO DO W/ A MONARCHY.W/ ANYTHING TO DO W/ A MONARCHY.

FAMILY NAMES CHANGED; KING,QUEEN, FAMILY NAMES CHANGED; KING,QUEEN, JACK TAKEN OUT OF CARD DECKS; SUNDAYS JACK TAKEN OUT OF CARD DECKS; SUNDAYS OFF CALENDER.OFF CALENDER.

Maximilien Robespierre, Maximilien Robespierre, 1758-17941758-1794

WAR AND EXTREME WAR AND EXTREME MEASURES:MEASURES: COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY: LED BY COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY: LED BY

ROB.; THIS GROUP DECIDED WHO WAS ROB.; THIS GROUP DECIDED WHO WAS AN ENEMY OF THE REPUBLIC.AN ENEMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

REIGN OF TERROR: PERIOD OF TIME REIGN OF TERROR: PERIOD OF TIME WHEN ROB. RULED FRANCE AS A WHEN ROB. RULED FRANCE AS A DICTATORSHIP AND THE FRENCH DICTATORSHIP AND THE FRENCH PEOPLE LIVED IN FEAR.PEOPLE LIVED IN FEAR.

DURING THE REIGN OF TERROR OVER DURING THE REIGN OF TERROR OVER 3,000 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN PARIS 3,000 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN PARIS AND SOME 40,000 WERE MURDERED AND SOME 40,000 WERE MURDERED ALL TOGETHER.ALL TOGETHER.

IN FEAR, THE NAT’L CONVENTION HAD IN FEAR, THE NAT’L CONVENTION HAD ROB. ARRESTED AND KILLED BY WAY OF ROB. ARRESTED AND KILLED BY WAY OF THE GUILLOTINE.THE GUILLOTINE.

NAPOLEON FORGES AN NAPOLEON FORGES AN EMPIRE:EMPIRE: NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: FRENCHMAN NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: FRENCHMAN

THAT WAS BORN IN CORSICA AND SENT THAT WAS BORN IN CORSICA AND SENT TO A FRENCH MILITARY SCHOOL; AT 16 HE TO A FRENCH MILITARY SCHOOL; AT 16 HE JOINED THE ARMY OF THE NEW REPUBLIC.JOINED THE ARMY OF THE NEW REPUBLIC.

HERO OF THE HOUR:HERO OF THE HOUR: NAP. WAS GIVEN THE CONTROL OF THE NAP. WAS GIVEN THE CONTROL OF THE

ARMY BY DEFAULT AND DEFEATED THE ARMY BY DEFAULT AND DEFEATED THE ROYALIST ATTEMPT TO ATTACK THE ROYALIST ATTEMPT TO ATTACK THE NAT’L CONVENTION.NAT’L CONVENTION.

NAP. THEN APPOINTED TO LEAD THE NAP. THEN APPOINTED TO LEAD THE FRENCH ARMY AGAINST AUSTRIA.FRENCH ARMY AGAINST AUSTRIA.

COUP D’ ETAT: NAP. RESTRUCTURE OF COUP D’ ETAT: NAP. RESTRUCTURE OF THE FRENCH GOV’T LED BY 4 CONSULS, THE FRENCH GOV’T LED BY 4 CONSULS, ONE OF THESE BEING HIM.ONE OF THESE BEING HIM.

NAPOLEON FORGES AN NAPOLEON FORGES AN EMPIRE:EMPIRE:

COUP: SUDDEN SEIZURE OF POWER COUP: SUDDEN SEIZURE OF POWER THAT IS DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH THAT IS DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH PHRASE COUP D’ ETAT.PHRASE COUP D’ ETAT.

NAP. TAKES OVER FRANCE: NAP. TAKES OVER FRANCE: The_Directory_and_Napoleon_s_Rise_to_Power__October__1795___November__1799.aThe_Directory_and_Napoleon_s_Rise_to_Power__October__1795___November__1799.asfsf

PLEBISCITE( VOTE OF THE PEOPLE ) PLEBISCITE( VOTE OF THE PEOPLE ) HELD TO APPROVE A NEW HELD TO APPROVE A NEW CONSTITUTION.CONSTITUTION.

PEOPLE VOTED FOR A CONST. W/ NAP. PEOPLE VOTED FOR A CONST. W/ NAP. AS THEIR LEADER.AS THEIR LEADER.

RESTORING ORDER AT HOME:RESTORING ORDER AT HOME: NAP. REFORMED THE TAX SYSTEM.NAP. REFORMED THE TAX SYSTEM. EST. NAT’L BANK.EST. NAT’L BANK. DISMISSED CORRUPT OFFICIALS.DISMISSED CORRUPT OFFICIALS.

RESTORING ORDER AT HOME:RESTORING ORDER AT HOME: SET UP LYCEES: GOV’T RAN PUBLIC SET UP LYCEES: GOV’T RAN PUBLIC

SCHOOLS.SCHOOLS. NAP. SIGNED A CONCORDAT W/ POPE PIUS NAP. SIGNED A CONCORDAT W/ POPE PIUS

VII GIVING THE GOV’T INFLUENCE IN THE VII GIVING THE GOV’T INFLUENCE IN THE CHURCH AND REJECTING CHURCH CONTROL CHURCH AND REJECTING CHURCH CONTROL IN NAT’L AFFAIRS.IN NAT’L AFFAIRS.

ENFORCED THE NAPOLEONIC CODE: NAP. ENFORCED THE NAPOLEONIC CODE: NAP. COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF LAWS.COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF LAWS.

NAP. CROWNED AS EMPORER:NAP. CROWNED AS EMPORER: NAP. CROWNS HIMSELF EMPORER AND NAP. CROWNS HIMSELF EMPORER AND

THE FRENCH PEOPLE SUPPORTED THIS THE FRENCH PEOPLE SUPPORTED THIS MOVE.MOVE.

NAP. CREATES AN EMPIRE:NAP. CREATES AN EMPIRE: GAINS LAND IN THE CARRIBBEAN. GAINS LAND IN THE CARRIBBEAN.

NAP. CREATES AN EMPIRE:NAP. CREATES AN EMPIRE: NAP. SELLS THE LOUISIANA TERR. IN U.S. TO NAP. SELLS THE LOUISIANA TERR. IN U.S. TO

JEFFERSON FOR 15 MIL.JEFFERSON FOR 15 MIL.Napoleon_and_the_Louisiana_Purchase.asfNapoleon_and_the_Louisiana_Purchase.asf

NAP. 2 BENEFITS FOR THE SALENAP. 2 BENEFITS FOR THE SALE 1. GAIN $1. GAIN $ 2. PUNISH HIS BRITISH ENEMIES.2. PUNISH HIS BRITISH ENEMIES.

BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR:NAP. ONLY MAJOR BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR:NAP. ONLY MAJOR LOSS.LOSS. DEFEATED BY THE BRITISH NAVAL DEFEATED BY THE BRITISH NAVAL

COMMANDER HORATIO NELSON.COMMANDER HORATIO NELSON. 2 RESULTS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 2 RESULTS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE

FRENCH FLEET:FRENCH FLEET: 1. ASSURED BRITISH NAVAL DOMINANCE FOR 1. ASSURED BRITISH NAVAL DOMINANCE FOR

100YRS.100YRS. 2. FORCED NAP.TO GIVE UP THOUGHT OF BRITISH 2. FORCED NAP.TO GIVE UP THOUGHT OF BRITISH

INVASION.INVASION.

THE FRENCH EMPIRE WAS HUGE AT THE FRENCH EMPIRE WAS HUGE AT THIS TIME BUT VERY UNSTABLE AND THIS TIME BUT VERY UNSTABLE AND WOULD ONLY LAST FOR FIVE YEARS.WOULD ONLY LAST FOR FIVE YEARS.