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How did people of European countries react to the reforms of Napoleon? Give reason for the same

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Answered by XxitsmrseenuxX

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When the news of the events in France reached the different cities

of Europe, students and other members of educated middle classes

began setting up Jacobin clubs. Their activities and campaigns

prepared the way for the French armies which moved into Holland,

Belgium, Switzerland and much of Italy in the 1790s. With the

outbreak of the revolutionary wars, the French armies began to

carry the idea of nationalism abroadWithin the wide swathe of territory that came under his control,

Napoleon set about introducing many of the reforms that he had

already introduced in France. Through a return to monarchy

Napoleon had, no doubt, destroyed democracy in France, but in

the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles

in order to make the whole system more rational and efficient. The

Civil Co de of 1804 – usually known as the Napoleonic Co de –

did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality

before the law and secured the right to property. This Co de 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 businessmenenjoyed a new-found freedom. Businessmen and small-scale

producers of goods, in particular, began to realise that uniform

laws, standardised weights and measures, and a common national

currency would facilitate the movement and exchange of goods

and capital from one region to another.

However, in the areas conquered, the reactions of the local

populations to French rule were mixed. Initially, in many places such

as Holland and Switzerland, as well as in certain cities like Brussels,

Mainz, Milan and Warsaw, the French armies were welcomed as

harbingers of liberty. But the initial enthusiasm soon turned to hostility,

as it became clear that the new administrative arrangements did not

go hand in hand with political freedom. Increased taxation,

censorship, forced conscription into the French armies required to

conquer the rest of Europe, all seemed to outweigh the advantages

of the administrative changes.

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