Answer:
Initially,
in many places such as Holland and Switzerland, as well as in certain cities
like Brussels, Mainz, Milan and Warsaw, the French armies were welcomed as
harbingers of liberty. But the initial enthusiasm soon turned to hostility, as
it became clear that the new administrative arrangements did not go hand in
hand with political freedom. Increased taxation, censorships, forced
recruitment into the French armies required to conquer the rest of Europe, all
seemed to outweigh the advantages of the administrative changes.
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