How important were repression and immoral methods to Napoleon’s consolidation of power between 1799 and 1804?

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repression of opposition, concessions and expanding rights in constitutions, getting support from the church

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Context

  • NB was very wary of Jacobins due to events of the terror

  • had to repress royalists who were calling for the return of a constitutional monarchy- hoped that NB would plae the comte de provence or Louis phillipes d’orleans on the throne

  • following the coup of brmaire which took down the directory under the pretences of creating a better form of government so he would wamt to consolidate that

  • liberals/ moderate republicans were concerned about Napoleon becoming a dictator

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how did napoleon consolidate power in the constitution of year VIII (december 24th 1799)

  • he made himself the first consul of the executive

  • he could appoint members of the senate

  • dm no longer attached

  • had complete contol over foreign policy

  • plebiscites were rigged

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why was the constituion of year 8 actually democratic

  • plebiscite legitimised it

  • universal male suffrage for men over 21

  • policy of ralliement

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how did the constitution of year X consolidate power (1802)

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how did the constitution of year 12 consolidte his power

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what religious reconilement did napoleon do/ how did he use religion to his advantage

  • eliminate threat of peasants wo relied on religion and the church

  • established concordat with the church in july 1801

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