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Who gave Switzerland a new order with 19 cantons in 1803 through the Act of Mediation (Mediationsakte)?
In the exam (German)
Wer gab der Schweiz 1803 mit der Mediationsakte eine neue Ordnung mit 19 Kantonen?
- aGeneral Henri GuisanGeneral Henri Guisan
- bNapoleon BonaparteNapoleon BonaparteCorrect answer
- cPrince MetternichFürst Metternich
- dEmperor Franz JosephKaiser Franz Joseph
Why?
The Helvetic Republic was marked by conflict. In 1803, through the Act of Mediation, Napoleon Bonaparte gave the cantons more independence again; among the new cantons were St. Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino (Tessin) and Vaud (Waadt).
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