A revolution‚ in definition‚ is the overthrow of one government with replacement of another. The American and French Revolutions were both successful revolutions that happened in different ways. The French revolution took place because the French saw that the Americans were successful in overthrowing the British rule over them. No taxation without representation was a major cause of both revolutions‚ the Americans were being taxed by Great Britain and the king taxed the French heavily. The American
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One of the biggest differences between the two revolutions is why they started (causes). Unlike most revolutions that were caused by financial crisis‚ peasant rebellion‚ disgruntled military‚ or defeat at war. The Iranian revolution had another cause. The Iranian revolution was a cultural‚ religious revolution‚ while the French revolution was a liberal bourgeois revolution. The Iranian revolution started because people discontent with the monarchy under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ and the social
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called off. Octroi was abolished. Revolutionary FRA also suffered from huge eco. decay. Govt. was burdened with loans. Pol instability affected economy. Series of wars brought huge loss to men and prop Social s/m: Middle class took control over French politics. End of feudalism- post revn many fled from France. End of privileges(taxation &property) enjoyed by Aristocrats and bishops. Forced labor was withdrawn. Unnecessary restrictions were repealed. Evil effects: Lack of able‚ foresighted
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Topic: The French revolution was caused by political incompetence and indecisive leadership. In this essay I will be going through prior events explaining king Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s indecisiveness and incompetence leadership in France first of all these two were in reign while the country was on the verge of bankruptcy which meant they had lots on their plate and had to be very careful with what they do. They were very young to rule this country which meant that they did not have
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The French Revolution 1789 Louis XIV left a huge debt for France. After him came Louis XV who brought some peace but could not stop the debt from building up. He ruled for 59 years in a very lazy manner and lost the support of his people. He kept borrowing more leading to higher interest rates and also refused to economize accordingly to avert crises. Then came Louis XVI who married Marie Antoinette of Austria. She was made a general target by the public because of the deteriorating relations with
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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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Compare and contrast the Glorious and French Revolutions with respect to causes‚ ideologies and results. French and Glorious revolutions were two revolutions where people rebelled agains the monarch and got read of absolute monarchy. However‚ they were different in terms of peoples and monarch behavior The Glorious Revolution: in 1603 James came to power. He did not followed Elizabeth the I Monarchic majesty. He was a monarch that believed that devine right came from god. This contradicted
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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‚ which
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The French Revolution was a very important time in European history. It changed the French society forever. The French Revolution took place in 1789 with many events that had led up to the revolt. France was going through financial debt‚ and taxes were being raised significantly. (Sargent and Velde 474). During this time period‚ the social classes were split up into three groups‚ also known as Estates. The First Estate was the Clergy‚ the Second Estate included the nobility of France‚ and the
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