Government & Society Establish a centralized government Napoleonic Code: Civil Code that became influential throughout Europe Reduce government corruption and injustices Removed corrupted officials from the government and appointed new ones based on merit More equal opportunities Public education (government run schools) Expansions: Italy Switzerland Austria Prussia Etc.
Economic Fairer Tax Code Set up a National Bank Dismissed corrupt government officials Allowed business to receive loans from the state Led to a stable economy Set up Lycees Schools were open to children of all social classes Produced trained government officials Conquered parts of the New World Louisiana Territory/New Orleans Florida Used the sugar industry to boost France’s economy
Religious Signed an agreement (“The Concordat) with Pope Pius VII Retain & redistribute church lands Agreed to pay clerics’ salaries Made Roman Catholicism the “Faith of the Frenchmen” Religious tolerance in France Protestant Christians Jews The government controlled the church lands and appointed their own bishops