Liberty was lost when Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in 1799, but on the other hand, equality and brotherhood through France grew. After Napoleon had his coup d’etat, he created the Napoleonic Code. The Napoleonic Code was written to get rid of contradictory laws and to make French law easier to follow. With the Napoleonic Code, Napoleon took away the right to vote from poor men, freedom of speech and press, and rights that women had gained during the First Phase of the Revolution. Napoleon also fired elected officials and appointed his own people. Given that people lost their natural rights when the Napoleonic Code was drafted in 1804, liberty was also lost in 1804. Although
Liberty was lost when Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in 1799, but on the other hand, equality and brotherhood through France grew. After Napoleon had his coup d’etat, he created the Napoleonic Code. The Napoleonic Code was written to get rid of contradictory laws and to make French law easier to follow. With the Napoleonic Code, Napoleon took away the right to vote from poor men, freedom of speech and press, and rights that women had gained during the First Phase of the Revolution. Napoleon also fired elected officials and appointed his own people. Given that people lost their natural rights when the Napoleonic Code was drafted in 1804, liberty was also lost in 1804. Although