CBSE 2025 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q26 · 3 marks
Explain the main provisions of the Napoleonic Code - 1804.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) The Civil Code of $\displaystyle 1804$ – usually known as the Napoleonic Code – did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property.
(ii) In the Dutch Republic, in Switzerland, in Italy and Germany, Napoleon simplified administrative divisions.
(iii) Napoleon abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.
(iv) In the towns too, guild restrictions were removed.
(v) Transport and communication systems were improved.
(vi) Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed a new-found freedom.
(vii) They began to realize that uniform laws, standardized weights and measures, and a common national currency would facilitate the movement and exchange of goods and capital from one region to another.
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