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On November 9th in 1799, a coup d’etat took place that overthrew the government of France. The Directory was destroyed and a new government, The Consulate Government was made, which had 3 consuls. With Napoleon as first consul eventually made way for him to gain total power and take the total dictatorship of France. This was a political accomplishment of Napoleon because he led the Consulate government that was made, and this event successfully ended the French Revolution.
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On November 10th, the consulate government was established with three consuls. As first consul, Napoleon shared power with two other men. Eventually, Napoleon gained total power in France, and the consulate government didn’t last very long. This is a political accomplishment for Napoleon because he gained power in France’s government as first consul, and then eventually gained full power.
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On January 18th, the national bank of France was established by Napoleon and other shareholders. It was made to restore confidence and success in the banking system after the financial debts from the struggles in their economic system. Napoleon started the bank of France out as a private institution for taking care of debts and issuing notes of France. This was an economic success for Napoleon because he was trying to make France financially stable again after some obstacles.
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On the morning of June 14th, Napoleon and his French army faced the Austrians at Marengo. At the end of the day, there were only 6,000 French men left, but almost twice as many Austrians were either killed or wounded. After going through many obstacles trying to reach the Austrians, the French finally came to a success and won the battle of Marengo. This was a military achievement of Napoleon because he led the French army to winning the battle against the Austrians, which later made peace.
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In 1801, Napoleon established government- run schools called lycees to control and train officials and military officers. He set up four different levels of a school system that were available to all male students of any background. The lycees were made to end corruption and inefficiency in the government of France. This is a social reform for Napoleon because he changed the educational system in France to help the people learn more and become trained by officials.
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On July 15th, an agreement was reached by Napoleon that established a new relationship between the church and state. Napoleon signed the concordat to gain support of the organized church and the majority of the French people because the clergy and peasants of France wanted to restore the position of the Church. This is a social reform because Napoleon made a change in society for the Roman Catholic Church to be restored for the people of France to worship and have services.
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On May 3rd, Napoleon sold the territory of land in Louisiana that France had owned to the United States. He sold approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for 15 million dollars. Napoleon decided to sell the Louisiana territory because France needed the money for the Great French War. This is an economic success for Napoleon because he gained 15 million dollars for France to use for necessities and for the war that was happening.
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In 1801, Napoleon set up a system of tax collection that made sure the government of France obtained a steady amount of tax money. The tax collection made financial management and stable control of the money in France. This is a economic success of Napoleon because he collected the taxes from the people to use the money for making the economy financially stable in France.
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On March 21st, the Napoleonic Code was enacted. It was a comprehensive system of laws that Napoleon created. The Napoleonic Code gave France a uniform set of laws and eliminated many injustices. It secured the right of property and abolished the feudal system of which freed peasants of France. This is a social reform because Napoleon made laws to include freedom of equality to all the citizens of France. The people of France gained many rights, but also lost some too.
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On December 2nd, Napoleon took the crown from the Pope and crowned himself emperor of France at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. He placed the crown on his own head, and then crowned Josephine as empress. Napoleon crowning himself showed that he wanted full power of France and it showed how he wouldn’t be controlled by anyone but himself. This was a political accomplishment because he gained total power in France, and ran the new government of dictatorship in the country.
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On December 2nd, Napoleon and his army faced the Russians and Austrians in a fight west of Austerlitz near the Pratzen plateau. The allies of France lost and wounded 15,000 men and 11,000 were captured, while Napoleon only lost 9,000 men. Two days after the fight, Austria arranged for Russia to take their army back home meaning that Napoleon and his army successfully won. This is a military achievement because Napoleon led the French army in this battle and came out with a victory.
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On November 21, the Continental System was made to forbid all trade with Britain. Even the neutral countries and French allies had to stop their trade with Britain. Napoleon came up with the idea to paralyze Great Britain through the wrecking of Britain trade. This is an example of economic success because France and other French allies stopped trading money with Britain and also stopped other countries from trading as well. This helped France keep their money and use it for other necessities.
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On July 5th, Napoleon led the French army to face the Austrians at the Marchfeld, a plain north of Vienna. During this battle, Napoleon led a larger army than any previous battle he fought in by having 154,000 men, while the Austrians had 158,000 men. On the evening of July 5th, Napoleon and his army attacked the Austrians causing struggle because of the commotion. This is a military achievement because Napoleon and his army eventually won this battle, which made Austria sign a treaty of peace.
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On April 11th, Napoleon was exiled from France and forced to move onto Elba. The defeat of the Russia Campaign made Napoleon lose emperor of France. He was crowned and took the title as emperor in Elba though, when he was forced to move there. He was emperor of 12,000 people now, instead of 70 million. This is a political accomplishment for Napoleon because he was titled emperor and gained total control of the Mediterranean island of Elba.
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Napoleon should be remembered as being a great military leader. He was a general before his power in the government, and he led the French army to many victories, but also some defeats. Napoleon also should be remembered by making the Napoleonic code because it is still used today in France. Lastly, Napoleon should be remembered as being an emperor of France that had many accomplishments. Even though he had successes, he had total control of France, and gave no one else power, but himself.
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