Napoleon Forges an Empire
• Born in 1769 on the Mediterranean, _______________________________ attended
military school at age 9.
• When the Revolution broke out, Napoleon was 16 years old and fought on
behalf of the __________________________
Hero of the Hour
• October 1795 Napoleon defends the newly formed French republic from
______________________.
• In 1796, ________________________ appoints him to lead French military forces
against Sardinia and Austria
Coup d’Etat
• By 1799, the Directory had lost political control and having returned from
Egypt, the people urged Napoleon to seize political power
• Dissolving the Directory, Napoleon created a group of ______________________.
He claimed the authority of the first consul, assuming the powers of a
_______________ in his ____________ _______________
• When he took over, France was still at war. _____________, ______________, and
________________ all joined forces trying to drive Napoleon out of power
• By 1802, the three countries had signed peace agreements with France and
Napoleon was able to focus his energies on restoring order in France
Napoleon Rules France
• He originally pretends to be the constitutionally chosen leader
• In 1800 a _____________________ was held to approve the new constitution all
power was given to Napoleon as the first consul
Restoring Order at Home
• Set up an efficient method of __________________ and established a
__________________________
• He _______________________________________, and established ________________, or
government ran schools
• Napoleon signed a ____________________ between the Catholic Church and the
French government
• Created the ___________________________ to eliminate many injustices
Napoleon Crowned as Emperor
• December 2nd, 1804 Napoleon crowns himself emperor  symbolic gesture
saying that he was _________________________________________ b/c the Church
traditionally crowned emperors
Napoleon Creates an Empire
Loss of American Territories
• The planters in _________________________________ demand the same privileges as
the French back in the motherland
• Eventually ________________________ demand their freedoms
• ______________________________________ leads a group of enslaved Africans on a
revolt. Napoleon tries to put down the rebellion, but the protestors are fierce
fighters, and the French forces become devastated by disease.
Napoleon instead decides to sell _____________________________ to the United
States for $_______ million. This helped pay off the French debt as well as
provided an arch nemesis for Britain
Conquering Europe
• After realizing the difficulty in the Americas, Napoleon turned his interests to
_________________
• Fearful of Napoleon’s ambitions, the British persuade _______________,
__________________, and ____________________ to join them against France
• Napoleon was successful in a series of battles that helped him sweep
throughout Europe
Battle of Trafalgar
• _____________________ was the only battle in which Napoleon was defeated.
• The British naval commander ___________________________________________ was as
brilliant on water as Napoleon was on land
• Horatio was able to split the French navy into two sections, and conquer each
half separately French naval destruction had two effects:
_____________________________________________________________________________,
______________________________________________________________________________
• By 1812, the only areas on Europe free from Napoleon were _________________,
_____________________, _________________________, and the _______________________________
• In addition to the newly acquired French lands, Napoleon controlled
numerous “independent” nations whose rulers were “puppets” to Napoleon
• The French Empire was huge, but unstable.
• Napoleon was able to maintain the empire at its height from
____________________
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