Reforms as Consul

Question 1

What did the Constitution of Year XII outline?

Answer 1

Introduced French empire with Napoleon as emperor.

Question 2

When did the coronation for emperor happen?

Answer 2

2nd December, 1804 - Crowned himself emperor of French

Question 3

Why was the army deemed to be fully supportive of Napoleon as emperor?

Answer 3

Deemed to have all voted for this without casting a vote as he was their commander in chief.

Question 4

Why was there a public interest in keeping Napoleon in power?

Answer 4

He would not return Church land or emigre nobles land. Also won wars.

Question 5

How democratic was the constitution?

Answer 5

• 6 million active citizens elected communal list of 600,000 who chose the department list of 60,000 who chose the National list of 6000.
  Limited democracy.

Question 6

Who chose the members of the Legislature and Tribunal?

Answer 6

Senate who was chosen by Bonaparte from richest nobles.

Question 7

Who verified legislation?

Answer 7

The executive group - First Consul, Senate and Council of State.

Question 8

What revolutionary changes limited religion?

Answer 8

State now registered births, deaths and marriage.

Question 9

What did Napoleon create of himself theologically?

Answer 9

Made churches teach reverence of him in 1806 and created St. Napoleon Day.

Question 10

How much did the clergy fall?

Answer 10

Fell from 130,000 in 1789 to 36,000 in 1814.

Question 11

How did Napoleon heighten the prestige of his family?

Answer 11

Placed them in high positions ie. brother was archbishop.

Question 12

Did Napoleon tolerate other faiths?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Whose control was the state under?

Answer 13

State - clergy were appointed and paid by the government.

Question 14

When was the civil code renamed?

Answer 14

21st March 1804 - Napoleonic Code

Question 15

What four sections was the Napoleonic code divided into?

Answer 15

1/ Persons
2/ Property
3/ Acquisition of property
4/ Civil Procedure

Question 16

Where was the Napoleonic code implemented?

Answer 16

1804 - Areas under French control ie. Belgium
Later introduced to conquered territories ie. Netherlands.

Question 17

What does Historian Holtman say about the code?

Answer 17

‘One of the few documents that have influenced the whole world’.

Question 18

What decision regressed on Revolutionary principle?

Answer 18

Napoleon reintroduced slavery in 1802 in French Caribbean colonies to fund his wars.

Question 19

When was Napoleons army defeated in regards to slavery?

Answer 19

May 1803 - Saint Dominique, slave uprising.
Became independent republic of Haiti in 1804.

Question 20

What did Napoleon reintroduce with the Bank of France?

Answer 20

Paper assignats, valuable metal for currency ie. The Franc Germinal was solid gold.

Question 21

Who ran the bank of France?

Answer 21

Napoleon.

Question 22

What was improved about the Bank of France?

Answer 22

One national bank with sole right to issue paper notes - less inflation.
Better control of taxes.
Franc Germinal had tightly controlled metal content.

Question 23

What were the limitations of the Bank of France?

Answer 23

It was reliant on loot seized in war and reparations by defeated nations such as Austria.

Question 24

Why was education dictatorial?

Answer 24

Teachers and curriculum chosen by Napoleon.

Question 25

What did Napoleon run education along the lines of?

Answer 25

Military as it would easily fit into the society Napoleon was creating.

Question 26

How many schools were there by 1802?

Answer 26

45 Elite schools, 300 normal secondary and 6,400 scholarships offered.

Question 27

Who were private schools ran by?

Answer 27

The Church - did not have government appointed teachers.

Question 28

What was no longer taught?

Answer 28

Ideas of the Enlightenment.

Question 29

What gender limitation was there?

Answer 29

Ther was no secondary education for girls.