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Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in the view of most historians ended the French Revolution. This bloodless coup d'état overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate. -
Tax reforms
He reformed the chaotic Financial system by borrowing money to deal with short term expenses and creating a tax system that indirectly favored the elite. He also hired tax collectors to insure that the taxes made it to the Government. -
Bank of France
Napoleon Bonaparte created the Banque de France to foster economic recovery after the strong recession of the revolutionary period. This new institution was charged with issuing notes payable to bearer on sight, in return for discounting of trade bills. -
Napoleon had himself elected consul for life
Napoleon had himself elected consul for life. And in a step that was really quite remarkable and was a preview of the way Napoleon wanted to reign, this step was to be ratified by a national plebiscite. The people were now called in to vote to ratify this step taken by the regime, taken by Napoleon. -
Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory
He Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.He sold the land because he needed money for the Great French War. The British had re-entered the war and France was losing the Haitian Revolution and could not defend Louisiana. -
Napoleon was crowned Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor of France in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. -
Napoleonic Code/Code Civil
Equality before the law; religious tolerance, end to feudalism.