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Learning Objectives:
Assess Napoleon’s Legacy
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
The Directory
Restricted political participation
Instability
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
The Directory
Restricted political participation
Instability
Coup of 18 Brumaire
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
The Directory
Restricted political participation
Instability
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Consulate
Political participation restricted even further
Stability
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
The Directory
Restricted political participation
Instability
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Consulate
Political participation restricted even further
Stability
The Empire
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
The Directory
Restricted political participation
Instability
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Consulate
Political participation restricted even further
Stability
The Empire
Order
Society based on merit
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
The Directory
Restricted political participation
Instability
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Consulate
Political participation restricted even further
Stability
The Empire
Order
Society based on merit
Centralization
The Napoleonic Code
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
The Directory
Restricted political participation
Instability
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Consulate
Political participation restricted even further
Stability
The Empire
Order
Society based on merit
Centralization
The Napoleonic Code
Compromise with the Church
Napoleon’s Legacy
Is Napoleon the heir to the Revolution?
Or is he the betrayer of the Revolution?
Choose a position and write a paragraph supporting this position.
Napoleon’s Military Career
War against Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, and Italy
1812, Napoleon invades Russia
Napoleon’s Military Career
War against Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, and Italy
1812, Napoleon invades Russia
1814, the coalition defeats Napoleon the first time
1815, the coalition defeats Napoleon the second time
Napoleon
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, 1806
Napoleon
Jacques-Louis David, The Emperor Napoleon in his Study at the Tuileries, 1812
Napoleon
Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801-5
Napoleon’s Military Career
War against Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, and Italy
1812, Napoleon invaded Russia
1814, the coalition defeats Napoleon the first time
1815, the coalition defeats Napoleon the second time
Concert of Europe
Join together to maintain order
Napoleon’s Military Career
War against Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, and Italy
1812, Napoleon invaded Russia
1814, the coalition defeats Napoleon the first time
1815, the coalition defeats Napoleon the second time
Concert of Europe
Join together to maintain order
The Restoration
Louis XVIII
Constitutional Charter
Pierre-Jean-Georges Cabanis, “Address to the French People,” 1799
What are the problems facing the people of France, according to Cabanis?
What are the problems facing the Directory?
How will Napoleon’s coup solve these problems?
How will these solutions be achieved?
Jean-Etienne-Marie Portalis, “Preliminary Discourse on the Civil Code,” 1801
Why should there be laws governing the family?
What is the justification for these laws?
How is the family structured, according to the Code?
Why is this not tyranny?
What would Olympe de Gouges have to say about that?
Pierre-Louis Roederer, “Speech Proposing the Creation of a Legion of Honor,” 1802
What does Pierre-Louis Roederer mean when he says that the Legion of Honor “erases the distinctions that placed inherited glory ahead of acquired glory”?
How would the Legion of Honor “reinforce our republican laws and solidify the Revolution”?
Who does it reward?
Who would support the creation of the Legion of Honor?
