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__**Cultural- William Gover**__

The Napoleonic Code allowed for a lot of freedom amongst the French people under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. This code allowed for religious freedom as well as provided government jobs for the most qualifiedThe effects from this code have allowed for a lot of freedom to the male citizens of the country but took away rights from women and illegitimate children. This code paved the way a lot of other codes created in other countries in Europe and South America ( "Napoleonic Code Approved in France" ). This code has left a major effect of other cultures from other European nations. These other nations modeled their laws from this code, which allowed for religious freedom across the continent. Because of this a wide variety of religions were now allowed to be closer than ever creating a melting pot of heritage. A lot of aspects from the Napoleonic Code can be seen in the U.S. constitution, meaning that even now the Napoleonic Code has huge impact on culture in America.

"Napoleonic Code Approved in France." //History.com//. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

__**Aim- Dylan Schmidt**__


 * Summary:**

Dating back to 1804 the French British Code was created. This code was created to give the people more freedom, such as freedom of religion. This code was created as a “single legal system” (Wiki). The French Revolution had a lot to do with this code, the code was able to set a change, meant to “ embody the values of the French Revolution in the law of France” (Wiki Answers), and it defined the French revolution.


 * Textual Evidence:**
 * The Code Napoleon had two basic goals: 1) to give France a single legal system, and 2) to embody the values of the French Revolution in the law of France.

Anonymous. "What Did the Napoleonic Code State?" //WikiAnswers//. Answers, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.


 * French civil code, established under Napoleon I in 1804. The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified.
 * Specifically, as to civil law, the many different bodies of law used in different parts of France were to be replaced by a single legal code.

"Napoleonic Code." //Wikipedia//. N.p., 29 Apr. 2013. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

__**Audience- Al Phillips**__ The Napoleonic Code was created on March 21, 1804 (2013). It was created under the Napoleon the first, which is why is it called the Napoleonic Code. Napoleon made these codes to ensure that there was no bias. It forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified. Napoleon was angry because he saw the French nobles and their hypocrisy(2010). They had lavish things while there people suffered and they did nothing to earn that right. This was for the people whom were suffering. It had to be done because they could not do anything about it. Napoleon wanted everything to be fair for his people.

Napoleonic Code." Napoleonic Code. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. Napoleonic Code Approved in France." A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

__**Historical- Emily Lovelace**__ Napoleonic code was created in France, by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. This code did not allow any sort of privilege to be granted to a person based on the family they were born into, their age, gender, or for any other reason. This code also allowed for people to be free to choose their own religion, where in the past the place they were living and their government leaders got to choose for them. "Napoleon set out to reform the French legal system in accordance with the ideas of the French Revolution because the old feudal and royal laws seemed confusing and contradictory to the people" (Princeton). While this was not the first "code" or law that was made and revolutionized the way religion was dealt with on an individual level, this code is extremely famous for all of the changes that it made. This code was forced onto people, and forced them to choose a religion for themselves, or not choose a religion at all. All people were equally forced to change. Common people, or middle class people, were now allowed to pick what they believed in, and the government officials who were in charge of choosing how people believed in things and what exactly it was they believed in were now out of a job in charge of people. The people who were living a life of privilege because of things life their age, gender, or family, were now having to work to make their lives go back to the way it was before.

"Napoleonic Code." //Napoleonic Code //. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.