What were napoleons two goals of the continental system?

Answer 1

The purpose of the Continental System was to make Great Britain go bankrupt by destroying its trade with the mainland Europe (of which most countries were either Napoleon-controlled or was allied with Napoleon). It did not succeed because some of the European nations began to cheat while others resisted outright. Furthermore, the British were able to find new outlets for their goods. Indeed by 1809-1810, British overseas exports were at near-record highs.

Answer 2

The Continental System was the foreign-policy cornerstone of Napoleon of France in his long struggle against Great Britain. Napoleon was a great general, and could probably have defeated the British had he managed to land an army in England. However, he was quite afraid of the Royal Navy, particularly Nelson, and never risked a crossing of the English Channel. Napoleon resorted instead to economic warfare. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the British were emerging as Europe's manufacturing center, and were vulnerable to a trade embargo.

The Continental System was just such an embargo. In November 1806, having recently conquered or defeated every major power on the European continent, Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree forbidding them from trading with the British. The embargo failed. Napoleon's exclusively land-based customs enforcers could not stop British smuggling, and British merchants aggressively sought out other markets. In fact, the Continental System caused more collateral damage to the nations of the Grand Empire than it did to Britain. Russia in particular chafed under the embargo, and in 1812, that country reopened trade with Britain. Napoleon raised the Grande Armee, a force of half a million men from across Europe, and invaded Russia.
The Economic injury of the United Kingdom.
Reduce the Economic power of the United Kingdom.
It was supposed to hurt the UK economically.
Reduce the Economic power of the United Kingdom.

Answer 3

The Continental System was intended to reduce British trade with Europe, to weaken Britain economically. By prohibiting trade between Europe and Britain, Napoleon hoped to destroy the basis of the British economy, thereby achieving through commerce what he could not achieve militarily.

Napoleon's 1806 Berlin Decree was answered by a British embargo on the French, which the Royal Navy was capable of enforcing on a limited basis. The Continental System was fairly unsuccessful, and it collapsed completely following Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812.

Answer 4

It was a form of Economic warfare against the United Kingdom designed to boycott UK ships and goods from the Continent. It failed because the people wanted UK products and the UK controlled the seas.

Answer 5

The continental system was created to destroy the economy of the UK to bankrupt them. It also was to improve the monetary value of silver.

Answer 6

To block off British trade and weaken Britain's economy.