The plebiscite of 1800 gave Napoleon the power,like a monarch, to select the council of state over which he presided.
The plebiscite of 1800 gave Napoleon the power,like a monarch, to select the council of state over which he presided.
This previous answer is certainly not true. The plebiscite of 1800 was an affirmation of the Constitution of the year VIII, NOT a process to that elected Napoleon as Emperor. (he declared himself Emperor in 1804). It is also not true that he later took away the plebiscite, as he held another one in 1802 and 1804, used to affirm his belief that the French people approved of his proclamation of First Consul for life and the declaration of Empire, respectively. while he (or a bureaucratic organization underneath him) certainly fudged the results of the plebiscites to be overwhelmingly in his favor, they were still held. Napoleon also never used, "religion as a leash." Napoleon introduced some of the most liberal laws in Europe at the time in regards to religious freedoms. He decriminalized the practicing of the Catholic faith (with the Concordat of 1801) as well as made it legal to practice Judaism and to attend Protestant sermons. While he certainly kept a tight rein on freedom of the press, he did not wantonly kill anyone who spoke out against him. Two of his most outspoken opponents, Chateaubriand and Madame de Stael, were never killed by Napoleon, yet remained opening vocal against his reign (Chateaubriand being a Constitutional Royalist and de Stael being a strict Republican).
Revolts against Spanish rule broke out throughout the Americas.
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The power sources changed from water power to steam and in the late 1800's to oil.
The power of the engine and the maximum speed of the 1963 Fiat 1800 are 86 bhp and 85 mph respectively.
Lives of the poor didn't improve.
12.1644, approx.
115
William Power - Quebec judge - was born in 1800.
At the time of napoleon's coup, france was still at war. in 1799, Britain, Austria, and Russia joined forces with one goal in mind, to drive napoleon from power. At first, napoleon pretended to be the constitutionally chosen leader of free republic. in 1800, a plebiscite, or vote of the people, was held to approve a new constitution. desperate for strong leadership, the people voted overwhelmingly in favor of the constitution. This gave all real power to napoleon as first consul.