Document B One of Napoleon’s main goals was to fix the economy and reform France’s finances. Napoleon ended runaway inflation and stabilized prices. Under Napoleon the French people could afford to eat. Napoleon began state sponsored projects building roads and canals. Napoleon also established a national bank where people could keep, invest, and borrow money which still exists to this day. The tax system before Napoleon had forced the peasants to pay the most while the nobility was exempt. Napoleon reformed the tax structure so that no person could be exempt from taxes because of birth or privilege. In 1802, Napoleon was successful in achieving the balancing of the budget in France.

Looking at document b how did his reforms relate to enlightenmen/ revolution ideas or did they not? Explain.