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Rise of Napoleon And His Domestic policies
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Rise to Power Born Corsica 1769 Military School education During Revolution was a artillery specialist against Spanish and English Fleets Rose quickly in rank Appointed head of military by Directory Plots for power
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Rise to Power (continued) Expedition to Egypt against England Coup d’etat against Directory 1st Consul Plebiscite Campaign against Italy Coronation to Emperor Napoleon I Treatment of emigres (nobility)-amnesty
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Government Four Branches-Council of State Tribunate Legislative Corp Senate All appointed by Napoleon No restrictions on background– Equal opportunities!! – based on expertise. Highly paid centralized bureaucracy Creates prefects
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Code Napoleon Legal reforms Men equal under the law Women lose status; politically & financially Lack of civil liberties; use of force OK Favored state interests over individual Divorce by mutual consent lack of free speech Fouche Treatment of the Press
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Concordat of 1801 (Pope Pius VII) Treaty w/ Vatican- ends Civil Constitution of Clergy Investiture in hands of Napoleon “Catholicism faith of majority of Frenchmen” allows tolerance Pope accepts ending tithe RCC is a “Ward of the State” State supervises- printing of Bulls; establishes Catechism and seminaries; made Papal states a “satellite of France” Pope agreed to forfeiture of confiscated Church lands from Revolution
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Education RCC no longer in charge Establish “lycees” to create good bureaucrats Tuition based so only wealthy attended No primary education established Central bureaucracy to oversee schools
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Economics Balanced Budget Continues assignats Law of Chapelier 1791- strengthen against strikes-- state controlled Carry livret (ID)-listed occupation Bank of France- scandal
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