Question

Answer the following question.
How had Napoleonic code exported to the regions under French control? Explain with examples.

Answer 1

The Civil Code of 1804 known as the Napoleonic Code was the revolutionary principle of administration.

• It did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property. 
• This Code was exported to the regions under French control.
• In the Dutch Republic, in Switzerland, in Italy and Germany, Napoleon simplified administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues. 
• In the towns too, guild restrictions were removed.
• Transport and communication systems were improved.
• Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed new-found freedom. Businessmen and small-scale producers of goods, in particular, began to realise that uniform law, standardized weights and measures, and a common national currency would facilitate the movement and exchange of goods and capital from one region to another.