The American and French Revolutions were both huge events in history. While they were both different countries with different governments they were fighting for the same thing. Except they also had many differences in the process of their revolutions. They caused an international impact on many places. Many things contributed to both revolutions.
One of the main similarities between the two is that they both had ideas that were from the Enlightenment. They both wanted liberty and rights for all of society. Both governments were controlling and oppressive towards their people. In France this was especially bad because of their monarchies and expensive taxes. While America was trying to get away from England