Napoleon
• November 15-18, 2013
• Objective: Students will examine the events that led
to Napoleon's rise and fall to power through text,
written response and activity.
• “A form of government with a constitution to guide its
leaders and citizens and an elected or inherited leader
(usually a monarch) who does not have total power and is
bound to and must abide by the rules and laws in the
constitution”
• Warm-Up: What does the above definition describe?
Constitutional Monarchy
• Copy the definition. Rephrase and include in your
notebook.
coup d'état
• A sudden or decisive change of government
illegally or by force.
Napoleon Bonaparte
• Napoleon worked to restore order and stability to
post-revolutionary France.
• Though he was a dictator, Napoleon gave France the
kind of equality that the Revolution had called for.
• However, Napoleon did not permit freedom of the
press nor did he give the French a break from conflict
and war.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Instituted a fair taxation system
Set up the Bank of France.
Organized a public school system.
Promoted religious freedom.
Introduced the Napoleonic Code which made all
citizens equal before the law, provided for trial by
jury and continues to be the basis for the French
legal system today and the model for legal
systems across Europe and Latin America.
“Napoleon Bonaparte” text. Choose two to answer in
your notebook. Use RACE.
1. Describe the changes Napoleon made in France.
2. Explain the factors that contributed to Napoleon’s
defeat.
3. Explain how the Napoleonic Code influenced other
European countries.
4. How did Napoleon fulfill the ideals of the French
Revolution, i.e., liberty, equality and fraternity?
From both texts, create a Facebook profile…..
……to provide factual insight into Napoleon's life,
accomplishments and personality. Include:
• photo
• tag line/quote
• occupation
• hobbies/interests
• friend list, requests (at least 3 total)
• five posts (at least one complete sentence each) that
Napoleon might have put on his page to share with friends
about current thoughts and life events
• three status updates (include the year) from key dates in
French history
• three replies by key figures in French history
works cited
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http://www.ehow.com/info_8622361_handson-activities-napoleon.html
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