on March 20th 1815 Napoleon returned from Elba to Paris setting Shockwave throughout Europe This quickly led to the formation of the seventh Coalition comprising Austria Prussia Russia Sweden Denmark Netherlands Portugal Spain and his eternal enemy Britain there were also a ton of other minor Powers adjoined as well the two sides eventually meant at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18 1815. it marked the culmination of 23 years of the Napoleonic Wars that had dramatically reshaped the course of European history forever the Battle of Waterloo ultimately spelled the end of Napoleon's Ambitions as he was defeated and Bonaparte abdicated four days later on June 22 1815. Coalition forces led by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian Field Marshal buhar firmly extinguishing Napoleon's Powers forever however history is forever changed as Napoleon manages to escape after his defeat at Waterloo in our scenario evading British capture and avoiding any poisoning attempts he somehow found his way to America where he embarked on a new chapter in his life in contrast to his years on Saint Helena Napoleon's life in America was far better in reality Napoleon died on May 5th 1821 at the age of 51. many have speculated that the British poisoned him but there's compelling Arguments for either side it is however undeniable that his conditions on Saint Helena were atrocious and contributed to his death his personal physician Ariel Mira warned the English government that his declining state of health was mainly caused by the harsh treatment assuming he lived in good conditions in the states there's reason to believe that he could have extended his life well beyond into his 70s among his four brothers Joseph lived to 76 Lucian to 65 Louis to 67 and Jerome to 75. this means that Napoleon could reasonably live into the 1840s during his time in New York Bonaparte adapted to his new environment he took the opportunity to learn English further broadening his Horizons as words spread across Europe particularly in Britain the Napoleon had taught refuge in the United States there would undoubtedly be demands for his extradition however the anti-brigid sentiment that still existed in America at the time might have led to a refusal to comply with such demands nonetheless American authorities would keep a close watch on him as the years passed in the tumultuous Napoleonic Wars became further away bonaparte's reputation would soften he built up his will through various means in the United States capitalizing on his Fame and intelligence and served as a valuable teacher for the Army Napoleon II his son made it to escape Austria and join his father in America Father and Son live together and the younger Napoleon grew to be similar to his father in many ways Holt eventually became U.S citizens working the culmination of a remarkable Journey that began with the defeat of Waterloo and continued with the new life across the Atlantic as the man who famously declared I can no longer obey I have tasted command and I cannot give it up it was highly unlikely that Napoleon would simply retire to live out a quiet life instead he embarked on a New Journey teaming up with the young Hotshot politician and war hero Andrew Jackson and entered the political Arena in real life the southern Democrat Republicans romanticized Napoleon as a peasant fighting against the corrupt aristocracy of the old world so he'd be extremely popular in the south Andrew Jackson in real life also held immense respect for Napoleon moreover he harbored a deep-seated hatred for the British surpassing that of any other American politician at the time this intense animosity stemmed from personal tragedy as both his brother and mother had died during the American Revolution leaving Jackson and orphan at the age of 14. this instilled the fervent disdain for values associated with Britain particularly aristocracy and political privilege two things he wanted to eliminate from American politics Bonaparte remained a hated figure in the eyes of the British making a natural alliance between the two men inevitable in the 1824 elections Napoleon threw his hat into the ring funny for the position of governor of Louisiana the requirements to run for governor in Louisiana only mandate five years of U.S citizenship the threshold that Napoleon had now met simultaneously Andrew Jackson sought the highest office in the land running for the president of the United States their Alliance fueled by shared energy towards the British and a desire for political change proved to be a winning formula in this electoral battle Andrew Jackson emerged Victorious securing the presidency of the United States over John Quincy Adams while Napoleon was elected governor Jackson utilized his immense popularity to enact significant changes in the United States the most notable was repealing Article 2 Clause 5 of The Constitution move that fundamentally altered the eligibility of criteria for the presidency no person except a natural-born citizen or citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall be eligible to the office of president neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of 35 years and been 14 years a resident within the United States now this would not ever actually happen in real life but it's the only chance for Napoleon to become president making an essential element for this timeline after a successful four years as president and a successful four years as governor for Napoleon Jackson decided to run Napoleon as his VP as vice president Bonaparte began to Inca in French Canadian independence as both Jackson and he were eager to remove Britain from North America Napoleon's influence extended beyond the realm of Politics as he also held an important position in the military and was in charge of West Point this period saw America's military prowess ascended New Heights under Napoleon's guidance his expertise in leadership ensured that the United States possess the most capable army in the world as he instructed the next generation of military leaders and ensured a Cadre of extremely capable commanders with the newest tactics and training Jackson still oversaw the dismantling of the Second Bank of the United States controversially the Indian Act of 1830 began the forced relocation of approximately sixty thousand Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River clearing out Florida the combined impact of Jackson's political maneuvering and bonaparte's influence on American military power was most tendentious period for the Young Nation however the Democrat Party was viewed very popularly and the terms reviewed successfully by the people Jackson still only served two terms here and he endorsed Napoleon for the 1832 election Napoleon's presidency from 1832 to 1840 saw a series of dramatic events and policy shifts that reshaped the North American landscape one of the key moments during this period was a Nullification Crisis where South Carolina asserted its right to nullify or invalidate Federal terrorists it deemed unconstitutional leading to a constitutional and political standoff it played out the same here with the compromised Tariff of 1833 reducing the Tariff rates however tension still existed between the states and federal government In 1832 tensions escalated in Lower Canada due to a combination of factors including a cholera epidemic that killed thousands in Quebec and Montreal struggling crops and a violent incident on May 21st where three supporters of the Patriots were killed by the British troops during a riot in Montreal this incident sparked a Revolt that took place in 1832 instead of 1838 as Napoleon had already been instigating for revolution foreign the success of the Revolt depended on support from the United States Napoleon privately supported the quebecois cause providing Aid to the Society of the Sons of Liberty an organization named after the American Sons of Liberty which had been founded by Samuel Adams during the American Revolution this support resonated well with the American public as they remembered French assistants during their own Revolution Bonaparte also made significant political moves within the quebecois movement he orchestrated the removal of Luis Josef papanu from the head of the party due to Papua news anti-catholic stance which classed with Napoleon's reconciliation with the church papanu was replaced by Napoleon's loyal Brother Joseph Bonaparte who'd been living in Philadelphia at the time initially the Canadian Revolt were led by Thomas Doyle brown but as it began to falter against British forces they increased the call for American Aid leading Congress to declare war on June 24 1833 the War was led by U.S major generals Alexander McComb and Napoleon II who despite being only 22 years old was popular with the nation and the Democrats but disliked by many of the East Coast Elites the U.S and Canadian Rebels achieved three major victories with Napoleon II taking Quebec City in August of 1833 effectively cutting off resupplying routes to the rest of Canada via the Lawrence River McComb defeated General John Colborne at the Battle of Montreal in 1835. in Napoleon II crushed Colborne outside of Toronto at the Battle of Gulf on October 14 1835 effectively ending the war however despite the British surrendering word had not reached the continent of an official surrender so Napoleon II marched into Rupert's land alongside the montreal-based Northwest company and decimated their rival the Hudson base company while this move made a point of second even more popular in Quebec it outraged the British and it was not sanctioned by the US government nevertheless Bonaparte was proud of his son's actions and Jackson publicly praised the move as bold and he said he had a bright future in American politics the Treaty of Munich signed on December 2nd 1835 was controversial in the states many wanted to directly Annex Canada but the South was deeply against it as they did not want more free states and they posed a strong French and Catholic people from the union so the question became how much land should the U.S take similar to the real Mexican-American war conundrum this led to French Canadian Liberation and they took Eastern Rupert's land control of Hudson Bay Upper Canada and the anti-coasti island the United States took Nova Scotia Prince Edwards Island and Cape Breton informed these to the state of Washington they also added Newfoundland and New Brunswick Estates to maintain the slave balance Florida became a state while Texas was split in two becoming the states of Columbus and Texas respectively the U.S also paid minor War reparations to the British there were various proposed names for this new French nation in the north including Canada New France or Quebec ultimately the nation settled on the name Canada a classical liberal government was established was Joseph Bonaparte serving as his first leader the party Canadian whose flag became the new national flag was a dominant party and Canada emerged as a strong Catholic Nation these developments helped improve the relations between the US and France while permanently fracturing relations between the U.S and the UK Napoleon's long-staining hatred towards the British became the position for the entire country over time Napoleon's domestic policies during his presidency in the United States reflected its prowess as a skilled politician much like he was in France he brought his bonapartist ideals and merged them with American patriotism championing the idea of a popular leader confirmed by a popular election above Party politics promoting equality progress and social change with the belief in religion as an adjunct to the state a belief that Central Authority can transform society and a belief in the nation and its Glory as a fundamental belief in National Unity one of Napoleon's notable policy moves was enhancing the power of the president strengthening the executive Branch's Authority and he attempted to keep the president more politically neutral to be seen as a unifying figure rather than a divisive one Bonaparte took steps to protect the Catholic church in the United States a move prompted by such events as the August 11 1834 mob attack on the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown Napoleon quashed anti-catholic sentiments going so far as to have prominent Protestant leaders Lehman Beecher and Horace Bushnell arrested accusing them of being enemies of the nation's republicanism he used secret police to suppress these anti-catholic groups resulting in far less anti-catholic and racist sentiments in the U.S during the influx of Catholic immigration from Ireland and Germany in the late 19th century Bonaparte also privately provided significant funds to build new schools throughout the nation preventing the concept of the blame Amendment from taking shape he eventually stopped the Indian Removal Act when the victory of the British was evident and the land in Florida became less important preventing the second seminal War the Treaty of pains Landing In 1832 which had led to the removal of the Seminoles from Florida and art history was repealed by Napoleon's Administration instead he saw the value of leaving the Seminoles in Florida as they had already adopted Western ways and legally Protected Their lands from settlers Napoleon even facilitated the return of many Seminoles from Oklahoma solidifying their loyalty to his leadership navigating the issue of slavery was complex for Napoleon as his political base included Southern Democrats who were staunchly supporting it while he personally condemned the slave trade there was no strong opposition to slavery within its ranks Bonaparte was pragmatic and not an absolutionist although he had a philosophical opposition to slavery his approach would likely have been to toe the line on slavery rather than the pressing the issue Napoleon's most significant policy change was that to the legal code he implemented major changes to the American legal system moving it closer to the Napoleonic Code that he had implemented in France one of the main differences between the two systems was a treatment of legal precedent in the common law legal system legal precedents are highly important whereas the Napoleonic system values the current law over past precedence Napoleon's changes in the legal system weakened the power of the Supreme Court in favor of the president making final decisions this shift transformed the entire American legal system to closer resemble Louisiana which is the only state that has any influence from the Napoleonic legal code the civil code was applied to various aspects of the law including contracts real estate transactions Wills property disputes and marriage this shift also set a precedent for the federal government's authority over States further consolidating power in the executive branch [Music] the admittance of Texas the United States strained relations with Mexico the infamous Battle of the Alamo from February 23 1836 to March 6 1836 that the outrage Across the Nation and provided Napoleon with the pretext to act capitalizing on the public sentiment Napoleon wasted no time and Congress declared war on Mexico on April 8 1836. despite the treaties the Velasco being signed Mexico's refusal to honor them fueled American desire for Revenge Napoleon handed over total control of the war effort to his son and wanted him to make a global statement in just five months Napoleon II had led a successful campaign that crushed the Mexican forces and captured Mexico City he moved so quick that there wasn't an opportunity for British support to reach Mexico similar to France's inability to Aid Austria and the australoprussian war the war ended with the Treaty of the Alamo resulting in a complete annexation of Mexico by the United States in our history the United States did not Annex all of Mexico to do diplomatic backstabbing of Nicholas tryst however here Chris is not involved and the rapid outcome of the war meant that the long-standing idea of annexing the entire country was implemented the rationale behind the expansion was driven by Financial considerations with Mexico's Northern Territories considered somewhat Barren compared to the more arable and profitable Southern lands additionally Annex in all of Mexico provided the U.S Navy with access to Southern ports further expanding its reach also the anti-catholic view of Mexicans that existed in real life at the time held much less weight here because of Napoleon's domestic policies as a result the panic of 1837 would not occur because it continued Westward Expansion allowed the American economy to Boom as Manifest Destiny was fully embraced eventually Napoleon left office on March 4th 1841 having reshaped the nation to dominate North America and elevate it to a global superpower his presidency marked a transformative period in American history that would forever change the world now that Napoleon had finally retired to live out his remaining years in privacy America and the globe turned their eyes towards Napoleon II he was poised for greatness no matter what he chose But as time rolled on two options became clear option one return to France Napoleon II heard rumors of Brewing on rest in France and the people's desire for his return if he were to return to France and attempt to reclaim the throne it could lead to significant political upheaval whether he would extract revenge on his father's enemies and become the next French Emperor dependent on various factors including the level of popular support and international Dynamics it was possible that his return could reignite the Napoleonic era and shape the course of European history once more or there was option two remain in the U.S the point in the second could choose to say in the United States where he had a bright political career ahead of him might focus on Guiding America to become the dominant Global power potentially overtaking the British as the world's hegemon his influence in American politics could be substantial and he might play a pivotal role in shaping the U.S foreign policy and expansion if Napoleon II stayed in the U.S it's possible that he could collaborate with his cousin Napoleon III who historically became the French Emperor such a collaboration might involve the United States aiding France in conflicts potentially against Prussia or other European powers this Alliance could have significant implications for the balance of power in Europe and the world ultimately the direction Napoleon II would take depended on his personal Ambitions political circumstances of the time and the choices he would make in response to the opportunities and challenges presented to him do you think Napoleon II would go back to France and Conquer Europe or would he stay in America and further shape the nation as the president I'm eager to rewrite in the comments section below comment let me know how you think history would have changed if Napoleon had become the president if you want to see a part two let's get this video to 5 000 likes [Music] Howdy Folks I'm Josh and over on my channel I decided to cover the opposite of this scenario in my video I asked the question of if Thomas Jefferson who had served as the U.S minister to France was forced out of the U.S by the Federalists to take refuge in France and upon his arrival he then quickly proceeds to rise to prominence in the French government so if you enjoyed this scenario make sure to head on over to my channel to see 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