By 1775 the American people were getting fed up with the British continuing to raise and impose taxes on the colonists. As tensions grew‚ the two sides started to engage in real warfare. Once the fighting ceased and the Americans had gained independence‚ citizens would question how revolutionary the war actually was. The American Revolution was in fact revolutionary because the battles and treaties between the two nations led to the American people getting their independence as well as inspiring
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Essay 2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar causes as the American Revolution. They were similar in
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French and Haitian Revolution There were two other revolutions that occurred during the time of the American Revolution. Both of these revolutions were important to their countries and both were similar and different to the American Revolution. Both revolutions have their own unique way of influencing life today. The French Revolution occurred in 1789 and was orchestrated by the French citizens. They “razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape‚ uprooting centuries-old institutions
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The French Revolution The American Revolution was not as revolutionary as the French Revolution. The French Revolution was mostly about having basic facilities and independence provided to all the people. All of this began because the monarch was not looking after his people properly. So the people wanted to remove the king from his position. This revolution was also about the people demanding for justice and equality‚ while the American Revolution was about driving the British away from their country
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France was in a huge trouble with the lack of money. The government spend more money than it takes in; it is also known as deficit spending. The king of France‚ Louis XIV’s deficit spending left France in dept. Then‚ the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution came in‚ caused France in an even bigger trouble. Finally‚ Louis XVI rose in throne‚ and he chose Jacques Necker as his advisor. Necker had made some good advice for Louis XVI‚ until he enforced taxation on the First and the Second Estates‚
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World Civ. MWF 11:00 The American Revolution vs. The French Revolution The American Revolution never went through the radical phases that the French Revolution did. On the same hand‚ the nineteenth century French government was more conservative than the nineteenth century United States government. The American Revolution was a much more civilized than the French Revolution. Part of that was because of the simple fact that it was more of a political revolution. When trade brought prosperity
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The American and French Revolution The American and French Revolutions are two of the greatest revolutions that occurred in the mid 1700’s through the late 1700’s. The American Revolution was a huge turning point in American history‚ and the French Revolution was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. The French revolution started 1789 and ended 1799. The American Revolution and the French Revolution were both caused
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American and French Revolutions Essay The American and French Revolutions are both very similar and are both very different. They both had many events that led them to seek independence and they both reflected the enlightenment. They also had different things that happened such as social and economic trouble was a main cause in the French Revolution and that in the American Revolution the people wanted to start a new country. There were many events that caused American colonists to seek independence
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the American and French Revolutions declared that their goal was to create a new political system based on the principles of liberty and equality. However‚ the interpretation of those ideas by the American Founding Fathers turned out to be distinctly different from that of the French revolutionaries. How did those different interpretations of the concepts of liberty and equality affect the outcomes and the legacies of both revolutions? Analyze‚ compare‚ and contrast. The American Revolution officially
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French Involvement In The American Revolution When scouring the internet for poignant quotes about the American Revolution‚ there are few to be found more fitting than this gem‚ spoken by Woodrow Wilson: "Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance". Of course‚ it is generally agreed by those knowledgeable on the revolution that it was necessary for the colonists to rebel against their oppressors and
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