2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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