Whighs Hanna Mia Koit Napoleonic Wars 17931815 The First Coalition in 1789 The Second Coalition in 1798 Protecting the achievements of the French Revolution gt war of conquest Napoleon Bonapartes control of the French government 1799 victories ID: 563721
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Napoleonic Wars, The Cabinet, The Tories and The Whighs
Hanna Mia
KoitSlide2
Napoleonic Wars
1793-1815
The First Coalition in 1789
The Second Coalition in 1798Protecting the achievements of the French Revolution => war of conquestNapoleon Bonaparte’s control of the French government (1799), victories1804 France an Empire, Napoleon Emperor
Napoleon BonaparteSlide3
“Napoleon crossing the Alps “- DavidSlide4
Napoleonic Wars
7 coalitions to fight the French, 2 victorious
Napoleon victorious until 1805
Nelson’s victories, the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805Napoleon surrended in 1814Final defeat in Waterloo (1815)
Napoleon in exile on
St.Helena
islandSlide5
Britain after Napoleonic Wars
No longer need for factory-made-goods
Unemployment (300 000 men from army, navy)
Landowning farmers’ income suffered because of cheaper imported cornGeneral misery, people moving to townsPeople wanted reformsSlide6
The Whigs and the Tories - British political parties
The Whigs
Supported constitutional monarchy, role of aristocracy
“The party of reform”Led by Earl Grey The Tories
Landowners
Supported stronger monarchy, authority of the ChurchSlide7Slide8
Great Reform Act in 1832
The Whigs
King William IV
Granted seats in the House of Commons to large citiesLarger number of individuals entitled to voteSlide9
The Cabinet
The principal executive group of British government
Privy Council, Charles I
In 1717 centered on the prime ministerReform Bill in 1832: two basic principles of cabinetSlide10
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