MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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members of the Paris Commune who wore long pants to identify with common people
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leader of the Committee of Public Safety who enforced policies of the Reign of Terror
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Napoleon’s plan to weaken the British economy
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post-revolutionary leader who advocated restoring the monarchy throughout Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Continental System, in the Napoleonic wars, the blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce. The decrees of Berlin (November 21, 1806) and Milan (December 17, 1807) proclaimed a blockade: neutrals and French allies were not to trade with the British.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Continental System was Napoleon’s strategy to weaken Britain’s economy by banning trade between Britain and states occupied by or allied with France, which proved largely ineffective and eventually led to Napoleon’s fall.
Detailed explanation-3: -The axis of European trade shifted decisively inland. The Continental System did strain the British economy, driving down exports and gold reserves in 1810, but the blockade was extremely porous.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most importantly, the Continental System and its economic consequences on Continental Europeans heightened the unpopularity of Napoleon in Europe. Napoleon was forced first to strengthen then eventually to grant exceptions to the ban. Britain replied with its own Orders in Council against French trade.
Detailed explanation-5: -Napoleon’s plan to defeat Britain was to destroy its ability to trade. As an island nation, trade was its most vital lifeline. Napoleon believed that if he could isolate Britain economically, he would be able to invade the nation after its economic collapse.