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After successfully completing the coup d'etat and ending the french revolution napoleon established a new republic known as a consulate government. After implementing this new government into french society he then crowned himself as first consul.
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Napoleon puts the people first by removing privileges based on birth. As well as the right to own property. Napoleon later went on to institute a uniform system of weights and measures (the metric system)
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To help restore order and to help train his army, napoleon sets up a system of government mandated schools to train officials, and military generals. He also helped modernize education and helped the people succeed economically
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After being crowned first consul Napoleon then establishes peace with the church by signing a concordat of agreement with Pope Pius VII. He knew this was important because a lot of the people in france look up to the church and follow the churches rules. So establishing peace with church also established peace with the people. This would give Napoleon a good reputation and allow him to use more of his power than what was already allocated
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as a side effect of instating a new school system Napoleon encouraged women to get educated as well as give jobs to the middle class based on talent. This gave everyone an equal opportunity to succeed
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Desperate to get his economy back on track Napoleon sells his american territories for $15,000,000 in whats known as the Louisiana purchase. This gives Napoleon enough money to get his economy started again.
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After being crowned emperor Napoleon builds an incredibly robust and strong army. And is capable of defeating Russia, Prussia (old germany), and austria. The only force left is Britain's navy which he knows he cannot beat, so he forces the mainland to stop trading to them. In an attempt to economically crush the British empire.
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Napoleon is now crowned emperor and can do whatever he wants. But the people don't revolt. Why? Because the revolution was growing stale and people were willing to trade some of their freedom in exchange for law and order. They were tired of revolting and while they didn't like it, it was better than before
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In an attempt to unify france Napoleon releases a napoleonic code. The napoleonic code was a list of laws that every county had to follow. Making it a lot easier for people to travel france without the fear of violating a law they didn't know existed
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Napoleon destroyed an army of 100,000 men in less than four hours, and sustained minimal casualties himself. His win streak continued on throughout his campaign through europe.
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In order to help the economy grow. Napoleon gets rid of old guilds and monopolies as well as trade restrictions. This creates an inrush of currency thrown into circulation allowing France's economy to skyrocket
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Even with Russia, Austria, and Sweden against him Napoleon is able to conquer all of Europe, while Britain is still unconquered he seeks to destroy it in a different manner.
