Bonaparte was the military general who led a coup d'etat in 1799(an overthrow of the government) that overthrew the Directory and essentially set up another new government. This new government was called The Consulate, and brought in the promise of having elections on the new constitution, something that many people of France had never had the opportunity to vote on before. After ten years of political upheaval, unrest and war, they voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new constitution and Napoleon's ability to lead their country. In their new government, there would be three consuls: The First Consul was Napoleon, who could have full power of the government and proclaim new laws; The Second and Third Consuls were two revolutionaries, Sieyes and Ducos, who could advise Napoleon. In the new constitution, people were given the illusion of having a democracy. Universal suffrage (voting) was granted for men, but it was the government that selected who would be in the different government bodies. People felt their voices were heard because they gave the list of "candidates" to the government. While Napoleon had many drawbacks by essentially returning France to another "monarchy" by establishing himself as Emperor, there were many things that he implemented that created greater equality and opportunity to the citizens of France. He helped to create a stronger collective identity for the citizens of France and other nations, and brought in the ideas of Liberty, equality and brotherhood espoused by the Revolution.
So what are we doing this week?
Monday:
AM Class:
- You will be doing a bit of a scavenger hunt to find out the good and bad things that Napoleon did while he was in France. The PowerPoint Slides that you will need will be handed out, but will be put on Google Classroom as well. You can use your phones/own devices or you can use a Chrome book - I booked them out for you.
- What you will need to do is go through the two websites provided (click on the images below) to find out what the positives and negatives were of Napoleon based on what is on the slides. Feel free to look at other websites to find more information.
- Each slide has its own topic. What you need to do is define what the topic is, how Napoleon used it, the impact it had on France/surrounding nations, and how it helped or hurt French nationalism. You may work with your partner or on your own.
- When you have completed filling in the information for all of the slides, then you can use the rest of class to work on your projects that are due in TWO WEEKS.
PM Class
- Discuss the Napoleonic Code and its effects on France and Europe
- Decoding the Napoleonic Code
- 1 period to work on your assignment (please bring a device for researching, or the research you already have begin planning)
Tuesday:
AM Class
- Review the Importance of Napoleon
- On France
- Rest of Europe
- Start Map activity
- Second Half of Class - work on projects. Bring your own devices if you would like
PM Class
- Introduction to the Congress of Vienna with a summary video
- 'How did this change your country?' activity
- Time to work on analysis questions, otherwise for homework
- 1 period to work on your assignment (Chrome books will be brought into the classroom)
Wednesday:
AM Class
- How the world reacted to Napoleon - the Congress of Vienna
- Finish mapping activity
- Review questions on Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
- Watch video for answers
- Second half of the writing assignment:
- Relationship paragraph for 20-1
- Defense of position for 20-2
PM Class
- Sharing the affects of 'your' country with your classmate (finishing up the activity from Tuesday)
- Introduction to the Unification of Germany and Italy
- Focus first on Italy, with a short video, then a discovery activity
- 1 period for your writing assignment (please bring what you have done so far for your essay)
Thursday:
AM Class
- Rants by Russel and Sarah
- Unification of Italy and Germany
- Double Bubble Map Assignment
- Second half of class: Work on projects - bring your own device if you'd like
PM Class
- Rant by Wyatt
- Work through the Unification of Germany, beginning with a comprehension and understanding activity
- Mapping activity- will be for homework if not completed in class