MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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a uniform set of laws
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a stabilization of the economy.
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an equal-opportunity public education system.
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an expansion of freedom of speech
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon instituted reforms in post-revolutionary France, starting with a complete overhaul of military training. He also centralized the government, reorganized the banking and educational systems, supported the arts, and improved relations between France and the pope.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Napoleonic code helped France become all of the following except: a politically free nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Napoleonic Code made the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children. All male citizens were also granted equal rights under the law and the right to religious dissent, but colonial slavery was reintroduced.