The nation was in dire need of a Trans-Continental railroad to bring the people who would tame the "wild, wild West". The telegraph system needed protection. Wagon trains needed wagon masters!
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So that he would not appear subservient to the Pope.
Briefly (1798-1801, though he returned to France in 1799).
David was a well-known and well respected French painter, and Napoleon admired his work. Similarly, David was an admirer of Napoleon. Back in those days, photography had not been invented, so a famous person who wanted to preserve his or her image for future generations would usually hire a great artist to paint a portrait. That is why Napoleon asked David to paint his picture, so that he would be remembered in the future as a great and important leader.
An effective Navy, an efficient Coast Guard and an incorruptable Customs Service.
I am unsure what a continental power was, unless you mean the continental system. The continental system was Napoleon's attempt to blockade Britain. It prevented his allies from trading with Britain, hoping to economically ruin the country. It ultimately failed, due to Britain's navy, allowing Britain to continue oversea trading. Alternatively, If you meant what were the continental powers of the Napoleonic Wars, then they would probably be: France Austria Prussia Russia Spain England was a European power, but not a continental one, for obvious reasons
Napoleon did wage economic warfare against Britain by the Continental Blockade, which forbade to all European country to trade with Great Britain. Also goods of British origin, carried by neutral vessels were not allowed to be disembarked into European ports and even enter the territorial waters of European countries.
Indeed Napoleon had never wanted to "annex" Russia but only to force the Czar to apply the full terms of the Continental System against Great Britain.Of course, had he carried out successfully the war, the Russia would have been deprived of some territories in favour, for example, of Austria and/or another of his allies. But it was not to be, because he was disastrously defeated.
The sole reason Napoleon placed the embargo on England was too force them to concede to his demands. he believed that if England's trade resources were cut off then they would suffer, although this had the reverse affect. Continental Europe suffered far greater than did England; this led to a large set back in Napoleon's quest for world domination.
Napoleon set up the CONTINENTAL SYSTEM which was an economic embargo from the entire continent of Europe against Britain. This kind of deprivation from goods would force British businesses to struggle both because of needed imported materials and the lack of a large external market to sell its goods. (While the United States and the British colonial empire still consumed British goods, there was much more volume to Britain-Europe trade than British-Americas trade.)
The nation was in dire need of a Trans-Continental railroad to bring the people who would tame the "wild, wild West". The telegraph system needed protection. Wagon trains needed wagon masters!
The first time when he convinced the Directory to agree with his expedition in Egypt, which would have menaced the British interests in the Mediterranean and in India. The second time when he declared the Continental Blockade against British Trade with the European continental nations.
Napoleon was able to conquer continental Europe due to his superior army and tactics. However the French Navy was inferior to the British Navy so he could not easily invade and defeat Britain. Britain, meanwhile, was free to aid the enemies of Napoleon in Europe by subsidising them and sending them supplies. Napoleon attempted to destroy Britain by destroying its trade. He forbade any country under his control to trade with Britain or accept British goods. This would deprive the British of their revenue and, he hoped, force them to stop supporting his opponents in Europe. The strategy was ultimately unsuccessful.
The downfall of Napoleon. It took ten years, but once the French and Spanish fleets were destroyed, an invasion of England was never possible, and French ports could be blockaded. Thus, Napoleon could never overcome all his enemies, and his trade would be slowly strangled, to the profit of the British, who could then subsidise Napoleon's continental enemies.
Napoleon I needed the money for future expansion in Europe and his war against Great Britain.
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