aty ▁of ▁Am iens ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Co al ition , ▁which ▁had ▁w aged ▁war ▁against ▁Revolution ary ▁France ▁since ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁ ▁National ▁goals ▁Great ▁Britain ▁wanted ▁the ▁peace ▁to ▁re build ▁econom ically ▁especially ▁by ▁rest oration ▁of ▁trade ▁with ▁contin ental ▁Europe . ▁It ▁also ▁wanted ▁to ▁end ▁its ▁isol ation ▁from ▁other ▁powers , ▁and ▁achieved ▁that ▁goal ▁by ▁a ▁rapp ro ch ement ▁with ▁Russia ▁that ▁provided ▁the ▁momentum ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁the ▁treat y ▁with ▁France . ▁Am iens ▁also ▁m oll ified ▁the ▁anti war ▁Wh ig ▁opposition ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁▁ ▁Napoleon ▁used ▁the ▁inter l ude ▁for ▁major ▁internal ▁re forms ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁prom ul g ation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁legal ▁system ▁under ▁the ▁Code ▁Napoleon , ▁making ▁peace ▁with ▁the ▁V at ican ▁by ▁the ▁Con cord at , ▁and ▁issu ing ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁that ▁gave ▁him ▁lifetime ▁control . ▁France ▁made ▁territorial ▁g ains ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Italy . ▁However ▁Napoleon ' s ▁goal ▁of ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁Empire ▁col lapsed ▁with ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁his ▁army ▁in ▁H ait i , ▁so ▁he ▁gave ▁it ▁up ▁and ▁sold ▁Louisiana ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ ▁The ▁administration ▁of ▁President ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁used ▁British ▁banks ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁reduced ▁the ▁American ▁military ▁budget , ▁ ▁and ▁partly ▁dis m ant led ▁the ▁Hamiltonian ▁financial ▁program . ▁However , ▁the ▁French ▁colon ies ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁no