Napoleon Bonaparte did help achieve the goals of the French Revolution. Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica into nobility. When Napoleon was a young teenager his family fled to France. While in France he joined the French army and won many battles in Italy against the revolting country, and country where he was born, of Corsica. When the word of this reached France Napoleon was acclaimed a "national hero."" When Napoleon returned back to France, "He joined a conspiracy against the government, called the coup d'etat. On November 9-10, 1799, he and his colleagues seized power and established a new regime "the Consulate- (Encarta). .
"Napoleon brought civil strife to an end and instituted a series of domestic reforms that ultimately became his greatest permanent achievements. They also heightened his popularity with various classes. The civil code of 1804, renamed the Napoleon Code in 1807, reasserted the equality of all citizens before the law and the sanctity of private property. Peasants were delighted when he reaffirmed their rights to lands they had been allowed to purchase even though confiscated from the church or the nobility. He perfected the centralization of the state, which improved administration in the provinces. Perhaps his greatest coup was healing the breach in the French Catholic church. The Concordat of 1801, signed by Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, guaranteed religious freedom to Catholics."" (Allen & Allen, 129) "Feudalism and serfdom were abolished, and freedom of religion established. Each state was granted a constitution, a parliament, and contained a bill of rights. French-style administrative and judicial systems were required. Schools were put under centralized administration, and free public schools were envisioned. Higher education was opened to all who qualified, regardless of class or religion. Every state had an academy or institute for the promotion of the arts and sciences.
