MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Created a fake Democracy
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It was a dictatorship
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He was a madman
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon destroyed the democracy by introducing the civil code of 1804 which did away with all privileges based on birth. It established equality before the law and secured the right to property. He simplified administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system, and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.
Detailed explanation-2: -In March 1802, he convinced England to sign the Treaty of Amiens, temporarily ending their war against France. He oversaw the codification of a new system of laws – the Civil Code – which abolished feudal privileges and established the equality of every man before the law.
Detailed explanation-3: -In revolutionary France, Suffrage was extended only to men who owned property. Non-propertied men and women were excluded from political rights. For a brief period, under the Jacobins, voting rights were extended to all adult males, but women were again excluded from such rights.