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The 1801 Concordat was an agreement between Napoleon and the Pope that:

  1. Made Catholicism the sole and exclusive official state religion of France
  2. Gave Catholicism official recognition while keeping the Church under state control
  3. Formally excommunicated all Jacobin and Republican members from the Church
  4. Required that all church lands seized during the Revolution be fully restored
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Correct answer: Gave Catholicism official recognition while keeping the Church under state control

The Concordat stabilized France by reconciling the Republic with the Catholic Church. It satisfied the religious sentiments of the peasantry while ensuring the state maintained authority over the clergy.

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