in french] anchor: before we get into the more controversial aspects of napoleon's legacy, napoleon bonapartevely to the modern french state. >> france owes a lot to him. the man who overthrew the republic and crowned himself emperor, a few of the things we owe to napoleon,he french baccalaureate, the end of your high school exam here, the central bank, the country's highest ability decarbonize -- civilian award, and the arc de triomphe. he was behind something that is a big, red book that is the basis of the french legal system , so a lot of french law is based on what was cold the napoleonic code -- called the napoleonic code. it had rolled back for rights of women, who had gained rights, and that went backwards with napoleon. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: a married woman suddenly found herself in a powerless position. she cannot do anything without her husband's position. she could not go to court. she can't be a witness. she cannot take an exam, get a passport here at she cannot work without her husband's permission. when she does have his permission, he gets the salary, s

right were there were paranoia because the haitians defeatedrs the greatest army on earth of napoleon bonaparteperor to reinstitutean slavery which was the name of haiti. >> and brutal. >> the average lifespan on a sugar plantation was seven years. this was the richest colony in the history of the world and because of sugar it was like crack. >> forgive me for using that analogy but normal people, could not afford sugar it was a luxury product kings and queens and bishops only wealthy people could use sugar before the new world opened up so it could be mass-produced to be one of the world's first commodity products and it was also used to bolster the working class so they can be exploited and some anti- slavery figures in england boycotted sugar because they knew it was a product with blood dripping all over it so the haitians defeated napoleon when he sent his brother-in-law black - - back in 18912 institute slavery that was abolished in 1794 and then under the french assembly you know those details he died a horrible death but then they led the haitians to freedom so that americans were paran

right word there is paranoia because the haitians had to meet it on —- defeated the army of napoleon bonapartenstitute slavery. >> and a brutal form of slavery. >> it was horrible the average lifespan on a sugar plantation was seven years. it was the richest colony in the history of the world because of sugar itau was like crack forgive me for using thater analysis but normal people, students can afford sugar but the kings and queens and the bishops come only will the people could use sugar before the new world opened up. so that could be mass-produced to be one of the worlds first commodity products. also used to bolster the working class. >> and then they boycotted sugar because they knew it was a product with blood dripping all over it. so the haitians defeated napoleon when he sent his brother-in-law back in 18 oh one to reinstitute slavery which had been abolished 1794. and then dying in a horrible death in a prison in france but then he led the haitians to freedom. the americans were paranoid about slave insurrection. and if he was found guilty and executed and destroyed the church. ther

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an artillery officer and becomes an incredibly famous military leader and that of course is napoleon bonaparte. there's an interesting comparison you can make between those two. it was the quickest way that you could rise in the military ranks. it's like if you're a baseball fan like i am, if you want to get to the majors quickly, get drafted as a catcher, you'll make it to the majors. young hamilton, what do we know about him before we get into military career, i wanted to give a little bit of a warmup. not a whole lot in terms of illustration. on the left we have something in black and white that's hard to find in color. it's alexander hamilton, we think, it's attributed to him. we have no proof. there's little provenance to that. working for a merchant in st. croix. his mother rachel was a wonderful woman, a wonderful role model. rachel was a very bright whom in her day was quite rare, had quite a large collection of books, so you should be aware of what an inspiration she was to him and his learning. on the right a much more documented painting by charles wilson peel. it's at the columbia

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that of course is napoleon bonaparte. so, there's an interesting comparison that you can make between those two, which i like to do as a military historian. it was the quickest way that you could rise in the military ranks. it's like if you're a baseball fan, like i am. if you want to get to the majors quickly, do it like -- get drafted as a catcher. you will make it to the majors. young hamilton, what do we know about him before we get to military career? i just want to give a little bit of a warm-up. not a whole lot in terms of his illustration. on the left, we have something to liken him to, it's not in color. hard to find things in color. it's attributed to hamilton. we have no proof that it is, there's a little provenance of that. we also don't know who the painter is. it just is simply attributed to hamilton as the subject of course as a teenager, born on -- and raised and working for a merchant at st. cola, wonderful marching -- his mother rachel was a wonderful woman. a wonderful role model. rachel was a bright wo

an artillery overs and becomes an incredibly famous military leader, and that, of course, is napoleon bonaparte so there's an interesting comparison that you can make between those two which i like to do as a military historian. it was the quickest way that you could rise in the military ranks. it's like if you're a baseball fan like i am, if you want to get to the majors quickly do what mike piazza did, get drafted as a catcher. you'll make it to the majors. young hamilton, what do we know about him before we get into military career? i wanted to give a little bit of a warmup. not a whole lot in terms of illustration. on the left we have something in black and white that's hard to find in color. it's alexander hamilton, we think. it's a tribute attributed to him. we have no proof. there's little provenance of that. we also don't know who the painter is. it's just simply attributed to hamilton as the subject, of course, as a teenager born on navis and raised and working for merchant in st. wonderful charming island and his mother rachel, by the way, was a wonderful woman, a wonderful role model

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