Question

The leaders:______.a. of the French Revolution called for a complete reorganizing of French political, social, and cultural structures. b. accepted the fact that France would always have to have a king. c. created concepts and documents that would later influence the American Revolution. d. were much more conservative than the leaders of the American Revolution.

Answer 1

Answer:A

Explanation End of the French Revolution

Napoleons Evolution:

1799: Took power as First Consul

1800: Elected democratically in plebiscite elections

1802: Declared “Consul for Life”

1804: Crowned himself Emperor of France

Domestic Policy:

    ⁃    Signed a concordat between France and the pope (1801): Restored Catholicism to France

    ⁃    Centralized and standardized French government. “Order, security and efficiency.” Vs. “Liberty, equality, brotherhood.”

    ⁃    Fixed French economy after the Revolution: National bank. Fixed tax collection.

Napoleonic Code:

    ⁃    Social reforms modeled after Justinian I/Rome

    ⁃    Equality before the law: French Revolution ideas in practice

    ⁃    Valued education and economic growth

    ⁃    Promoted religious tolerance + separation of Church and State...

    ⁃    However: Drastically cut women’s rights