The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reestablished the Roman Catholic Church in France. ... Roman Catholicism was recognized as the religion of most French citizens. By reestablishing the Roman Catholic Church, he won the support of the large majority of peasant-farmers. ... "Those black individuals who have helped defend the territory of the Republic against its enemies or who have rendered service to the state in any other way"10 were to be declared free. ...

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To resume positive relations with the Roman Catholic Church, and at the same time unify France, Napoleon and the Pope signed an agreement called the Concordat in 1801 (Greenblatt 34). ... The Concordat stated that Roman Catholicism was the majority religion in France, hut at the same time, recognized tolerance and freedom of other religions (Hosack 30). The Church also recognized the lands the republic purchased during the Revolution as well as paid the bishops salaries although the pope would have the sole right to confirm or deny the promotion of clergy (Hosack 33). ...

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Marie-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie started life as an innocent girl living on the Island of Martinico. Rose went from being a plantation owners poor daughter to being one of the most sophisticated and powerful women in history. On 23 June 1777, Rose turned fourteen and was yet unmarried, wondering wha...

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