2. During the time of the king’s execution, revolutionaries were for a republic in France and wanted to rid of the monarchy. Marat’s account of the king’s execution put the king in a negative light – calling him a tyrant. Marat supposedly stood up for the people of France, the revolutionaries who wanted change. Marat wrote in a way that change will begin after the king’s execution – “long live the republic”.
Both the American Revolution and French Revolution were started in order to fight against their respective political leaders in order to end monarchial rule and start republican governments. The need to set up a stable and balanced government that protected the natural rights of its citizens was the basis of these wars. Following the end of the American Revolution and the failure of the Articles of Confederation, the Americans wrote the modern Constitution of the United States, heavily based off of Montesquieu’s idea of a divided government. The French Revolution began similarly in that some members of its government believed that they were not equally represented. After the French Revolution though, the republic slowly began shifting to a totalitarian regime, first under the Committee of Public Safety and then completely under Napoleon Bonaparte .The facts show that the American Revolution was more successful in establishing a stable and long-lasting republican government that started a precedent for Europe, while the French Revolution’s republic failed to last, being turned into a totalitarian regime.
In short, this essay will examine both Burke and Paine’s views of human nature, natural rights, and the rights of man to overthrow their government. Burke and Paine came from two opposite ends of the political spectrum. Burke was an archetypal conservative, valuing history, tradition, and the status quo. Paine was a firebrand of the left, advocating revolution and popular democracy. Ironically, Edmund Burke sympathized with the colonists in North America during the period of turmoil there, but he did not support the complete social revolution which took place in France during the last years of the 1700s.
In conclusion, Napoleon Bonaparte is considered a hero that save many lives through many decisions that he made. These decisions include the religious tolerance and allowing the enemy of the French Revolution to regain their power over with the government. In addition to the religious tolerance, Napoleon expanded his country to gain more land and power. On the other hand, he paired his siblings to allow surrounding countries to have an alliance with France. All in all, Napoleon is a hero that preserved many ideas of the French Revolution and his
In the 1780's, when the American government replaced the articles of confederation with the constitution, the peoples view of this change was widely varied. Some people whole-heartedly supported the change, while others hated the idea of it. Some people were indifferent to it, they thought it was a good overall idea, but some things need to be changed first. George Washington, in a letter to Henry Knox, Showed his high hopes and expectations of The Constitution. He thought it would clear "the clouds of evil which threatened not only the hemisphere of Massachusetts, but by spreading its baneful influence, the tranquility of The Union.
When the King Took Flight In June 1791, King Louis XVI and his family snuck out of Paris during the night, hoping to escape from the French Revolution and its violence. He planned to escape the country and return with foreign assistance to reclaim control of France, but the people of Varennes stopped and detained him until authorities arrived and sent him back to Paris. Louis’ attempted escape, in addition to the letter he left behind denouncing the Revolution, “profoundly influenced the political and social climate of France” (223). His escape outraged many people and left the administration in shambles, and this caused tensions to break out. To control the situation, the people of France quickly organized their own authoritative forces.
The American Revolution did not satisfy the colonial goals for civil, political, social, and economic rights; however the Constitution did. All the American Revolution did was drive the British out of America. With the British gone the Americans had the ability to strive for civil, political, social, and economic rights, but the Articles of Confederation became an obstacle in their path to their rightful goals. During the American Revolution the American people wrote a lot about what they wanted to accomplish and attain. In Document A, the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms, it is written that the American people feel they have been wronged by England because their rights are restricted and wish for these basic rights to happiness and such.
Hector St. John Crevecoeur strongly argued that the colonists emerged towards creating their identity through the molding together of a melting pot. After the French and Indian War, the colonists realized that they were much different than the British. Written law was preferred by the colonists over “word of law” which the people of Great Britain were fond of. The group of colonists in America who opposed the British referred to themselves as the “Patriots”. The colonists also abolished primogeniture and entail which pulled them further and further away from their mother country’s ways.
The Congress that was elected in 1810 and met in November 1811 included a group known as the War Hawks who demanded war against Great Britain. These men were all Democratic-Republicans and mostly from the West and South. They argued that American honor could be saved and British policies changed by an invasion of Canada. The Federalist Party, representing New England shippers who foresaw the ruination of their trade, opposed war. When Congress adopted Macon’s Bill #2, America was torn between England and France in order to restore non-importation laws against the non-repealing
America had taken note on how two great historical powers, Carthage and Rome, tore each other to pieces instead of joining forces. They used this theory to play France against Britain. France was angry after the Seven Years War, where they were made ultimate losers while the British were the winners. The French wanted to gain revenge over for British, so once the Americans defeated the British at Saratoga, the French joined the American alliance. France was now able to defeat the British and the Americans got their freedom with some French assistance.