2. Peace With The Church
Soon after the consulate
was created, Napoleon
tried to set peace with the
Church.
In 1801, Napoleon came
to an agreement with the
pope, and Catholicism
would be recognized as
the religion of the majority
of the people. In
return, the pope would not
ask for the Church’s land
back. (Which was taken
during the Revolution.)
This agreement made
Catholic Church members
in favor of Napolean.
3. Codification of the Laws
However, the Civil Code was
Before the
revolution, France had a STEP BACK for women
almost 300 different and children.
legal systems, and once Before the
Napoleon came to revolution, laws made it
power, he codified all of easier for divorces and
them. allowed children to inherit
Napoleaon created the property on an equal
Civil Code, a.k.a the basis. The Civil Code took
Napoleon Code. these laws away.
This gave equality of all Also once women were
citizens before the married, they were no
law, the right of the longer in control of their
individual to choose property.
their
profession, religious Women were not allowed
toleration, and the to testify court.
abolition of serfdom and
4. A New Bureaucracy
Napoleon focused on
a strong
administration. He did
not focus on rank or
birth. He focused on
the capability of the
individual.
Napoleon also made
a new aristocracy.
He created about
3,200 nobles. 60
percent of those were
military officers.
Also about 60 percent
were MIDDLE
