Differences And Similarities Between The French And The American Revolution

Both the French and American revolutions took place at almost the same time, the citizens were both fighting to be free from a malevolent monarchy. The revolutions both have many similarities and differences. In the American Revolution, colonists were rebelling against their ruler. The colonists who rebelled didn’t kill King George III, while in the French Revolution they were also rebelling against their ruler but unlike the American colonists they beheaded their king Louis XVI. Both rebelling citizens, in the end gained their freedom and equality. A major difference in the two revolutions was their results. In the American Revolution, the outcome was that America was able to gain their independence and that they were free from a ruler