What happened after Napoleon escaped Elba?

• A. He marched on Paris and ruled for 100 days, then he was exiled to St. Helena.
• B. He conquered Britain.
• C. He abdicated and retired peacefully to his estate.
• D. He founded a colony in the Americas.

Answer: (A)

Escaping Elba allowed Napoleon to return to France, raise a new army, and march on Paris to reclaim power for a short period known as the Hundred Days. He briefly ruled again, but this comeback ended with his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, after which he was exiled to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. From there, he remained in exile until his death. The other ideas don’t fit the historical sequence: Napoleon did not conquer Britain, he did not peacefully abdicate and retire at that moment, and he did not establish a colony in the Americas.