Napoleonic Age and Political Revolutions

Napoleonic AgeandPolitical RevolutionsNapoleonic AgeNapoleon

--military leader during the Directory

--Gains control of the Italian Army in 1796

--Battle of the Nile, 1799 defeated by the British, important because?

Napoleonic AgeNapoleon as LeaderConcordat of 1801 --Catholicism was the preferred religion of France--protected religious freedom fro non-Catholics--Church could operate in public view--Land confiscated from the church and sold during the revolution would be retained by its purchasersNapoleonic AgeNapoleon as Leader

Legion of Honor--used states power to confer status on local individuals.--It is with trinkets that mankind is governed.Napoleonic AgeNapoleon as Leader

Education--He set up elite secondary schools to train future government officialsNapoleonic AgeNapoleon as Leader

Civil Code, 1807--The right to choose ones occupation--Equal treatment under the law--Religious freedom--Bank of France and a fair taxation systemNapoleonic AgeNapoleonic Wars

Battle of the NileDefeat for NapoleonBritain is Frances enemy, French and Indian War and American Revolution

So, How does he deal with Great Britain after the Nile loss in 1799? Napoleonic AgeNapoleonic Wars

Continental System

He tried to close off the continent to prevent Britain from trading with French allies. He kept Britain from its markets and ruined their trade and credit.Napoleonic Age

Napoleonic AgeNapoleonic Wars1805-1815

--The peace treaty with Britain falls apart in 1803--Battle of Trafalgar 1805, U.K. wins--Battle of Jenna, October 1806, results in the end of the Holy Roman Empire--He invades Spain and Portugal in 1807

Napoleonic Age By 1812 Russia resents the Continental System

Treaty of Tilsit Allies in 1807FranceRussiaNapoleonic AgeInvasion of Russia

--Czar Alexander I withdraws from the Continental System

--Napoleons Grand Army of 600,000 occupies Russia

--Russian retreats east and burns crops along the way

--September 14, 1812 Napoleon enters Moscow, it is desertedNapoleonic AgeEnd of the Russian Campaign

Napoleon orders a retreat on October 19, 1812

No Supplies, horses lacking , no medical care and food shortagesOnly 100,000 troops surviveNapoleonic AgeRussian Campaign Aftermath

1813Prussia, Russia and Austria defeat Napoleonat the Battle of Nations in Leipzig, GermanyNapoleonic AgeBattle of Nations

Napoleonistyka.atspace.comNapoleonic Age1814Napoleon is captured and is exiled to Elba

Elba.orgNapoleonic Age

Mytuscanjournal.comNapoleonic AgeLouis XVIII comes to power but people fear the oldregime and economic depression, so he flees.

Napoleon escapes from Elba and gains control ofFrance for 100 days

Napoleonic AgeMany of the countries of Europe that defeatedNapoleon perceive him as a threat to theirsecurity.

Battle of Waterloo British Duke of Wellington defeatshim. He is exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlanticwhere he dies in 1821.

Napoleonic AgeNapoleon Part 4 of 4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khjutpeuVgo

Latin and Caribbean RevolutionsWhat do these coins have to do with the Napoleonic Wars? Well find out later.

Latin and Caribbean RevolutionsThe Haitian Revolution

Atlantipedia.ieLatin and Caribbean RevolutionsHow did geography influence Haitian independence?

Activecabarete.comLatin and Caribbean RevolutionsPlantations

Fertile land

Main crops: coffee and sugar

Intense labor

The Haitian Revolution begins on August 22, 1791 led by Touissant LOuverture

Latin and Caribbean RevolutionsThe first three weeks of the revolution slaves burnplantations and execute many of the French andslave owners.

1802LOuverture retires from public life he isarrested and sent to France in 1803 where he dies inApril of that same year

1803Jean-Jacques Dessalines takes over forLOuverture

Latin and Caribbean RevolutionsHow does Haiti become a republic?

French troops suffer from yellow fever and the useof guerilla warfare results in the surrender of Franceon November 28, 1803.

The Dominican Republic gains their freedom in1804.

Latin and Caribbean RevolutionsSo, what about the Jefferson nickel? Latin and Caribbean RevolutionsLouisiana Purchase

Latin and Caribbean Revolutions

Europe After NapoleonC.O.V.Congress of Vienna

European powers looking to maintain or reinstate power and control over much of Europe after Napoleons reign. Europe After NapoleonC.O.V.Timeline

Battle of Nations at LeipzigOct 16-19, 1813Napoleon abdicates exiled to ElbaApril 6, 1814Treaty of ParisMay 30, 1814Congress of ViennaOctober 1, 1814Napoleon ReturnsMarch 1815Close of the Congress of ViennaJune 9, 1815Battle of WaterlooJune 18, 1815Second Treaty of ParisNovember 20, 1815Europe After NapoleonC.O.V.Treaty of Paris1814--Restores France to its original frontier of 1792

Second Treaty of Paris1815--France loses Savoy and Nice--$700 million in war indemnities--Army of occupation 150,000 men Europe After NapoleonC.O.V.COVResults

Balance of PowerPrevents any one nation from becoming stronger than its neighbor.

RestorationThe return of royal families to power

Centralization of governmentEurope After NapoleonC.O.V.Political Views in Europe during the Congress of Vienna

LiberalMiddle class business people seeking more democratic government

ConservativeAristocrats wanted a slow rate of change. They wanted to preserve their way of life

RadicalWanted a new form of government, Socialism. The government should regulate the nations economy and bring a more even distribution of wealth Europe After NapoleonC.O.V.Rulers after Napoleon

Louis XVIIIhe fled when Napoleon cameback to power but is restored with theC.O.V., dies in 1824 Europe After NapoleonC.O.V.Charles Xan absolutist, believes in the restoration and issues the

July Ordinances 1830 --dismissed the legislative body--took away voting rights--the press under government control

Charles X eventually abdicates in favor ofLouis Philippe