MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Created a centralized banking system known as the National Bank of France
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Created an equal taxation system that helped finance new roads and canals
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Created a new currency which led to France’s most stable economy in recent years
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All of the above
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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: -Napoleon created the lycée system of schools for universal education, built many colleges, and introduced new civic codes that gave vastly more freedom to the French than during the Monarchy, thus supporting the Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleon’s impact on the French economy was of modest importance in the long run. He did sweep away the old guilds and monopolies and trade restrictions. He introduced the metric system and fostered the study of engineering. Most important he opened up French finance by the creation of the indispensable Bank of France.
Detailed explanation-4: -Perhaps his greatest achievement was a reform of the French law into seven books called codes. He began in 1804 with a Code of Civil Law called the Code Napoléon.