Napoleon
Napoleon
• De-Christianization of France—lead to the creation of State Schools. However there are not enough teachers. 1 out of 5 children are able to get educations.
• Development of the Cult of Reason, Goddess of Liberty—Abandoned because of the fear that rural peasants would abandon the state if it endorsed this idea.
• Cult of the Supreme Being
• Marriage is a civil contract—married in a city hall—no longer religious.
• 300,000 French people were imprisoned during the Terror—1 out of 50. March through August.
• Napoleon is 26 when he starts to conquer land. 1799ish
• With 50,000 men he takes Italy
• Invades Egypt—deprives British of their trade with India. Torture is made illegal, equality within the law,
• Brumaire—Made a consulate that modeled the Roman system. Napoleon isn’t the only consulate but the most well known.
Domestic Napoleon 1799-1815
• Why Napoleon—War Hero, smart, young, extremely successful, people want order and stability.
• Napoleon relates to the middle road of politics.
• Hates aerostatic privileges.
• Authoritian control
• Legislative function of the directory is lost. Creates new structure—Counsel of State—appointed by Napoleon who believes they are “experts” in their field.
• The system of everyone being appointed by basically a utilitarian regime lasts for 150 years.
• Censors and cuts down the number of newspapers.
• No organized opposition parties.
• Liberal activists are silenced.
• Concordat with Pope Pius II—eliminates opposition to him with Roman Catholics—RC is made the “preferred” religion of France.
• Free expression of religion for everyone.
• Education is going to go back to the church.
• French Government pays all Priests Salaries.
• Back to 7 day christen calendar.
• Reasserts the role of the father and the patriarch—makes feminists and women mad.
• Encourages new farming techniques
• Takes some former nobles and businessmen/professors/experts/people who pay a LOT of taxes and puts them into
• De-Christianization of France—lead to the creation of State Schools. However there are not enough teachers. 1 out of 5 children are able to get educations.
• Development of the Cult of Reason, Goddess of Liberty—Abandoned because of the fear that rural peasants would abandon the state if it endorsed this idea.
• Cult of the Supreme Being
• Marriage is a civil contract—married in a city hall—no longer religious.
• 300,000 French people were imprisoned during the Terror—1 out of 50. March through August.
• Napoleon is 26 when he starts to conquer land. 1799ish
• With 50,000 men he takes Italy
• Invades Egypt—deprives British of their trade with India. Torture is made illegal, equality within the law,
• Brumaire—Made a consulate that modeled the Roman system. Napoleon isn’t the only consulate but the most well known.
Domestic Napoleon 1799-1815
• Why Napoleon—War Hero, smart, young, extremely successful, people want order and stability.
• Napoleon relates to the middle road of politics.
• Hates aerostatic privileges.
• Authoritian control
• Legislative function of the directory is lost. Creates new structure—Counsel of State—appointed by Napoleon who believes they are “experts” in their field.
• The system of everyone being appointed by basically a utilitarian regime lasts for 150 years.
• Censors and cuts down the number of newspapers.
• No organized opposition parties.
• Liberal activists are silenced.
• Concordat with Pope Pius II—eliminates opposition to him with Roman Catholics—RC is made the “preferred” religion of France.
• Free expression of religion for everyone.
• Education is going to go back to the church.
• French Government pays all Priests Salaries.
• Back to 7 day christen calendar.
• Reasserts the role of the father and the patriarch—makes feminists and women mad.
• Encourages new farming techniques
• Takes some former nobles and businessmen/professors/experts/people who pay a LOT of taxes and puts them into