EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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the lower classes gaining more political control
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the Catholic Church emerging as a powerful force
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the establishment of the French Parliament
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the creation of the predecessor to the European Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Napoleon first gain power? Napoleon gained power due to his respected reputation as a military officer during the French Revolution. In 1799, Napoleon and his allies overthrew the French Directory government and established the French Consulate. Napoleon was elected, in a rigged election, the First Consulate.
Detailed explanation-2: -He launched a series of committees, which over several years saw the creation of the Civil Code of the French People. This code clarified the laws of the French Revolution, and was better known as the Napoleonic Code.
Detailed explanation-3: -A Coup brings Napoleon to Power Two members of the Directory approached Napoleon, plotted with him and his brother Louis, to overthrow the weak government and establish some form of stronger regime capable of charting a new course for France. This coup would take place on November 9, 1799.
Detailed explanation-4: -Napoleon Bonaparte took power in France on November 9th/10th 1799. The coup of 18/19 Brumaire in the Year VIII of the republican calendar is generally taken to mark the end of the French Revolution and the beginning of Napoleon Bonaparte’s dictatorship.