# National Workshops created (1848)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1848-national-workshops-created
Location: Paris

The republican government attempted to provide employment amid economic crisis. Within the broader Restoration, July Monarchy & Second Republic period, Post-Napoleonic France alternated between restored monarchy, constitutional reform and revolution. Industrialization, colonial expansion and new social movements culminated in the democratic upheaval of 1848. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Provisional Government of 1848 (Collective executive). National Workshops created is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
National Workshops created is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-napoleon-bonaparte)

## Sources
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- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)