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In 1860 Napoleon III believed his regime to be stable enough to grant certain freedoms. The commercial treaty with Great Britain was to be the beginning of a new economic policy based on free-trade principles, with the aim of increasing prosperity and decreasing the cost of living. Dissatisfied with the functioning of the legislature, the Emperor decided to give “the great bodies of the state a more direct part in the formation of the general policy of our government.” His hopes were not fulfilled to the extent he had expected. A deterioration in the economy caused dissatisfaction among the middle ...(100 of 2880 words)