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Napoleon's Reforms & Congress of Vienna Overview

Learn about Napoleon's changes to royal privileges, the Catholic church, and marriage/divorce rights. Discover why Napoleon's power fell and explore the purpose and principles of the Congress of Vienna that reshaped Europe post-Napoleon. Dive into the significant diplomatic conference led by Metternich that aimed to establish long-term peace in Europe after the French Revolution. Explore the territorial changes and the restoration of pre-French Revolution borders by the major European powers. Also, don't miss the fun French Revolution review in the form of an eight-panel cartoon strip.

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Napoleon's Reforms & Congress of Vienna Overview

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  1. BELLWORK • What changes did Napoleon make to royal privileges? • What changes did Napoleon make to the Catholic church? • What changes did Napoleon make to marriage/divorce rights? • Why did Napoleon fall from power? Explain! ***Read “The Congress of Vienna” on pgs. 356-357  • What was the Congress of Vienna? Purpose? • Explain the “three principles” that guided the settlements made at Vienna? • What changes were made to the map of Europe?

  2. Congress of Vienna • Conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815 • Goal: provide a long-term peace for Europe by settling critical issues from the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. • The goal was not simply to restore old boundaries, but to resize the main powers so they could balance each other off and remain at peace. • First time any continental powers met face-to-face in a meeting. • Mostly led by Austria, Russia, Prussia, Britain & France.

  3. Why would the European powers want to restore the map to its pre-French Rev borders?

  4. French Revolution Review • Eight-Panel Cartoon Strip

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