Napoleon Bonaparte
From His Rise to His Fall
UEQ and LEQ
 UEQ: How did the French Revolution change society,
politics, and the economy in France?
 LEQ: How did Napoleon Bonaparte take control of
France and seize power from the people?
Vocabulary
 Napoleon Bonaparte
 Coup d’etat
 Plebiscite
 Lycee
 Concordat
 Napoleonic Code
 Battle of Trafalgar
Timeline of Napoleon’s Life
 You will create a timeline of Napoleon’s life so that you are
able to see how he went from being nothing to being ruler of
France.
 Using a ruler, a long white piece of poster paper, and the
handout “The Rise of Napoleon” draw a timeline and label
the timeline with the most important events in Napoleon’s
life.
 From his birth to the time he becomes ruler of France
 Read the main paragraph on the front side of the handout.
 On the back side of the handout, with a partner study each of
the sources given, and answer the first 6 questions. Do not
answer Bonus 2!
Napoleon’s Beginning
 Birth
 Born on the island of Corsica, near the country of Italy in 1769.
 Sent to military school at age 9 and graduated at age 16.
 Joined the army of the National Assembly after the French
Revolution started.
 Hero of the National Assembly
 In 1795, Napoleon and his troops defend the French
government from being attacked.
 Napoleon is declared a national hero.
 In 1796, Napoleon is given full control of the French Army, and
he uses the army to defeat Austria and Britain in war.
Napoleon
Napoleon Takes Control
 1799
 The French government loses its control over the French
citizens and the country.
 When Napoleon returns from war he is asked to take control of
the government and the country.
 Coup d’etat- Seizing Power with force.
 Napoleon uses the French army to take control of the
government.
 Napoleon takes full control of the government and its powers
and becomes a dictator.
What is a Dictator???
 Dictator
 Leader of a group of people or country, who abuses his or her
power and uses power for the wrong things.
The Three Stooges as Dictators
Napoleon Rules France
 1800
 Napoleon pretends to rule France by following the French
constitution (rules of government)
 A Plebiscite, vote of citizens is taken and citizens agree that
Napoleon should rule will full power and control.
 Changing France
 As ruler, Napoleon allows changes made during the Revolution
to stay as they are.
 Napoleon supports laws that give more power to the
government.
Napoleon’s Steps of Change
 Directions: Using your textbook, read pages 230 to 231 and complete the
handout titled “Napoleon Forges and Empire”
 As you read, find each action, write down the goal that Napoleon had by
performing the action, and what happened once the action took place.
Actions
Goal(s)
Result(s)
Napoleon established a national
bank and tax-collection system
Get the economy on its feet and
make sure the country had
money
Government had better control
over countries money
Napoleon created and enforced
the Napoleonic Code of Law
More control over the people
Stopped crime, made everyone
equal, and promoted authority
Napoleon sent troops to Saint
Dominique
Take control of the colony
The French army fails because of
disease
Napoleon sold the Louisiana
Territory to the United States
To gain money
United States gains new land,
and France gains money
Napoleon has the French navy
fight in the Battle of Trafalgar
Step in Napoleons effort to
control Europe
French navy is defeated by the
British navy
Changing France
 Napoleon’s Steps
Fix the economy by starting a new tax system, gave the
government more money and control over money.
2. Napoleon gets rid of corrupt government workers and
replaces them with trained officials that are trained in lycees
(government schools)
3. Napoleon signs a concordat (agreement) with the Pope of
the Catholic church to allow the church and government to
work together. Napoleon gains the support of the Church.
4. Napoleonic Code- system of laws created by Napoleon that
were equal for all citizens, but limited citizen freedoms.
1.
Napoleon becomes Emperor
 1804
 Napoleon makes himself
emperor.
 Napoleon becomes more
powerful than the Catholic
Church.
 Napoleon has more power
than the original French
kings, like Louis XVI.
The New French Empire
 Napoleon wanted to control all of Europe and wanted to
control parts of America.
French Empire Loses Land
 1789
 A civil war breaks out on the island country of Saint Dominique
(Haiti)
 Slaves and people living on the island demanded that the French
government gives them more rights and freedom, and they take
over the island to get what they want.
 1801
 Napoleon has the French army try to take control of the island.
 Disease and fighting destroys the French army and Napoleon
decides to let the country go.
 Deal with the U.S.
 Napoleon sells France’s land in the U.S. for $15 million
 Napoleon thought it would give him money to fight more wars
Controlling Europe
 Even though France controlled much of Europe, Napoleon
wanted to control even more land.
 European Nations
 Britain convinces Russia, Austria, and Sweden to work together
to fight and stop Napoleon.
 Napoleon defeats the armies of other nations in numerous
battles across Europe and from this France gains land.
Map Activity: Napoleon’s War
 Turn in your textbook to page 232.
 Using the blank map of Europe that I have handed out to you
and four different colored pencils, color in the blank map
using the map presented to you on page 232.
 Make sure that you label the different empires that appear on
the map.
 Make sure that you label the different battles that took place
during the war.
 Fill in the legend in the upper left hand corner of the map.
Napoleon’s Europe
Peace in Europe
 European Nations
 Terrible loses cause Austria, Prussia, and Russia to sign a peace
treaty with France.
 Britain was the only country fighting against Napoleon.
 Battle of Trafalgar
 Only loss of Napoleon’s army
 Battle off the coast of Spain, where the British navy defeated and
captured the French navy
 The British navy would control the seas for over 100 years
 Napoleon could not invade Britain
End of the French Empire
 1812
 Napoleon controlled most of Europe
 Britain, Portugal, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire were not
controlled by Napoleon
 Many countries that Napoleon controlled, he allowed their
rulers to stay in power but he controlled them like puppets.
 Countries like Russia, Prussia, and Austria worked with
Napoleon and France because they feared war with France.
 As emperor, Napoleon could only control the new French
Empire from 1807 to 1812, because his actions after 1812 tore
the French Empire apart and made him lose his power.
Exit Ticket
 Look back through your power notes…
 List four major dates along with their events that you think
affected Napoleon’s rise to power or that you think affected
Napoleon’s power as ruler of France.
 For each date and event, give a brief explanation why you
think the date and event are important