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Coup D’état (Becoming Dictator)
France's Political leadership and confidence in the people were at an all time low. When Napoleon returned he was pressured to gain political power. Him and his troops drove out all the disagreeing politicians. Britain, Russia, and Austria all tried to get rid of Napoleon. -
Concordat
Napoleon didn't want to change the religious views of france. Most people of all classes wanted him to resonate the church ways. So to do what they wanted Napoleon a Concordat(agreement). This gave a new way the church and state connect. From this he gained respect and support from citizens of France -
Loss of American Territories
The people of Saint Domingue along with Africans heard about the revolution in France and they wanted the same privileges. France did not listen to them so a civil war broke out. The french suffered many deaths from diseases and battling. Napoleon then decided it was too risky to keep all this American land and sold it. -
Napoleonic Code
Napoleon Made a system of laws. This helped the country remove many crimes and give body to how the law is held. These laws are known as the Napoleonic code. But a negative of this is that it was so supportive of authority it actually limited individual rights of people. So slavery was back in order and no more freedom of speech/press. -
Napoleon crowned as Emperor
Bonaparte chose to become emperor of France, the civilians that voted also agreed. They held a ceremony for him at a nearby cathedral where the pope gave him the crown, which was also like giving him power over the church. -
Conquering Of Europe
Napoleon gave up on his old work and now wanted to rule Europe. He setup a puppet government in Switzerland. But other countries did not want this so Russia, Britain, and Sweden joined against him. Napoleon found heavy success with the battles against his opponents. -
Continental System
This was a foreign policy of Napoleon's for his struggle against great britain. France banned british trade but this only worked a little and wasn't very effective. -
Invasion of Russia (scorched earth policy)
This invasion started with Napoleon's troops crossing over a river to attack Russia. Bonaparte thought that by keeping The Russians away from Britain that they could give peace to France. While the French invaded the land Russians used the scorched earth tactic and burned villages, towns, and crops to keep the French troops from living off the land. -
Waterloo
This battle was fought near Waterloo, Napoleon and his French army was defeated by the Prussian, Seventh Coalition, and Anglo armies. These different armies worked together to outsmart the French army -
The Hundred Days
This was the period between Bonaparte's return to exile (March 20, 1815) and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII (July 8, 1815). There was lots of campaigns to try to keep Napoleon in rule, but he was declared an outlaw and had been defeated. -
Accomplishments of Napoleon
Napoleon had many accomplishments in his lifetime. Some major ones being that he restored the balance of monarch and religious power, He gave religious freedom to the country, he rebuilt the french army which resulted in many victories, He also made
France's first consul. Overall he helped to form France into what it is today in the modern world.
