A few days after Napoleon and the consuls overthrew the Directory, the consuls issued the statement below. People of France: Swear with us to be true to the Republic one and indivisible, founded on equality, liberty, and the representative system. What were the consuls asking the people of France to do?

support the new republic

Explanation:

From 1795 to 1799, France was ruled by the Directory for four years after the "Reign of Terror," when the nation was controlled by the Public Safety Committee. However, it was soon engulfed with wides[presad famine, war with neighboring nations, and even internal conflicts between revolutionaries and royalists. Moreover, these factors combined with corruption gave for Napoean to seize power, and his government called Consulate. The above statement reflects the zeal of the new government to gather public support.

first option i assume

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