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2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815

The Civil Code and the Napoleonic Codes

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Recall questions on the Civil Code of 1804 and its principles of legal equality, property and secular civil status, its protection of buyers of national lands, the Penal Code and the Commercial Code of 1807.

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What was the purpose of the Commercial Code for the French economy?

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  1. 1

    What did the Civil Code of 1804 achieve regarding French law?

    Model answer

    It unified French law

  2. 2

    What principle regarding citizens' treatment before the law did the Civil Code establish?

    Model answer

    Legal equality before the law

  3. 3

    How did the Civil Code treat property ownership?

    Model answer

    It established protection of property rights

  4. 4

    What did the Civil Code establish regarding the relationship between civil status and religion?

    Model answer

    Secular civil status

  5. 5

    How did the Civil Code affect those who had purchased national lands during the Revolution?

    Model answer

    It confirmed the revolutionary land settlement and protected their property rights

  6. 6

    When was the Penal Code introduced, and what characterised it?

    Model answer

    1810; it established a harsh criminal justice system with severe penalties and reintroduced branding for certain offences

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