MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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He made government more efficient and less wasteful.
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He made Catholic traditions central to all government policy.
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He replaced absolute monarchies with democracies and republics.
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He divided societies into first, second, and third estates.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As First Consul, Napoleon instituted a number of lasting reforms: centralised administration of government, a higher education system, a central bank, law codes and a road and sewer system, many of which are still in place today.
Detailed explanation-2: -In territories under French control such as Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Dutch Republic, peasants were freed from manorial dues, peasants were freed from serfdom, feudal system was abolished, administrative divisions were simplified. Guild restrictions were removed in towns.
Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: Napoleon introduced the Civil Code of 1804, also known as the Napoleonic Code. This Code removed all privileges based on birth. The Right to Property was secured and the Feudal system was finally abolished and simplified administrative divisions were introduced in its place.
Detailed explanation-4: -Outmanoeuvring the government and supported by his army he collaborated in a coup d’état to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate. By 1800 Napoleon had become the First Consul of France, and was now in a position of total power.