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The consequences of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire, image…
The consequences of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire
The main consequence was:
the subsequent fall of the Ancien Régime
the crisis
Political changes
Other forms of government:
constitutional monarchy
These replaced absolute monarchy
republic
Constitutions
based on popular sovereignty
These included:
limited male suffrage
protected the rights of the people
the separation of powers
Political parties
They represented citizens:
interests
competed in elections
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
established equal rights
but only for men
Economic changes
All citizens now had to pay tax
and contribute towards the state's expenses
The law guaranteed:
respect for private property
This benefited the bourgeoisie
free trade
The nobility and clergy lost the privilege of
not paying tax
Social changes
The estates system disappeared
because the nobility and the clergy
no longer had privileges
Everyone was now equal before the law
As a result of the introduction of
limmited male suffrage
the bourgeoisie could now
participate in politics
