The French Revolution vs. The American Revolution A revolution‚ in definition‚ is the overthrow of one government with replacement of another. The American Revolution against the British during 1775 to 1783 and the French Revolution against their own‚ French government during 1789 to 1799 were both one of the most important political and social turnovers in the world. This movement towards the establishment of a constitutional government influenced political thought though out. By closely examining
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to the American Revolution The American Revolution was a gradual process. It did not happen overnight. We were gradually pushed there by the English. They first gave us the right to govern ourselves‚ and implement our own laws such as the no taxation without representation law in Pennsylvania. Only then to impose trade restrictions like the Navigation Acts‚ Sugar Act‚ and the Stamp Act. The British also set limits on where the Colonists could settle as in the Proclamation of 1763‚ and finally
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France‚ entailing the third estate facing much more of the taxes and fees than the other estates. In Document 3‚ excerpts from the cahiers listed the following demands made by the third estate in the French government: reform of abuse and tyranny‚ equal taxation amongst all classes‚ taxes granted for a limited period‚ and votes taken per person within assembly. Another cause of the French Revolution of 1789 as expressed by Lord Acton was due to the American influence. He suggested that the ideas
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Parliament virtually represented the British colonies in America from across the mid-Atlantic ocean. In 1760 George III became king of England at the young age of twenty-two and elected George Grenville to be his prime minister. The circumstances of the Seven Years War resulted in a large debt that needed to be taken care of. American colonies were scarcely affected by the wake of the war; they did not send men or supplies to aid the British in victory against France. To the American’s‚ Britain was
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This law and the Sugar Act of the previous year would be the beginning of the outcry of the Thirteen Colonies‚ “No taxation‚ without representation” and “Taxation‚ without representation is tyranny.” Dispite in the colonies over the Stamp Act had actually begun in the spring of 1764 when Parliament passed a resolution that contained the assertion‚ "That‚ towards further defraying the said Expences
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The Articles of Confederation was the colonies first attempt at a national government. It was a weak form of a central government which had very limited abilities. Most of the power was left to the states which operated almost like independent republics. There were several downfalls of the Articles of Confederation‚ the most prominent of which was its lack of power to tax. During the 1780’s‚ the wealthiest and most groups recognized the problems with the Confederation and began working towards
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Greeks had a democracy. The people voted directly for their leader; they had a direct democracy. However‚ the Greeks had a lot of different city-states with their own governments. Aristotle divided the government systems into monarchies‚ oligarchies‚ tyrannies‚ and democracies‚ but for the most part it was democracy. Some of the governments of the city-states were similar to Persian government. Both Persia and Greece had poor agriculture because of the geography. The economy‚ especially in Greece‚ relied
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the growing antagonism between the British and the American Colonists. Document 5 Why‚ according to this document‚ were the Americans justified in fighting the British? According to this document‚ Americans defended themselves against British tyranny. Since the Parliament’s claim was that it had authority over the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”‚ the Americans felt threatened and had to resist by force. Document 6 Why was Paine unwilling to be reconciled with Britain? Paine was unwilling
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and I do believe the colonists were greatful. However‚ Britain‚ after 1763‚ did not allow the colonists to move west. The colonies were increasing by becoming crowded. New taxes angered them as well. Not being represented in Parliament was tyranny. "Taxation without Representation" was the battle cry. The Stamp Act of 1765 started it all. Every paper‚ from playing cards to legal documents were taxed. Document 2 refers to this tax as well as the Townsend Act which required the colonists to pay a
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uncertainty within the country regarding taxation changes‚ federal funding‚ and governmental programs. An example of swift change is in England where the conservative party now has formed a coalition government with the liberal democrats (in most cases the lesser parties in a coalition government just have token powers‚ like heading legislative committees). The conservative government was elected on a platform of spending cuts‚ deficit reduction‚ and taxation reform. While holding power
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