nch RAmerican and French Revolution Two revolutions sparked change in the late 1700’s. The first is the American Revolution, and then came the French revolution. When considering the American and French revolutions little is in common between them, other than both being started for liberty. The difference such as the causes of each revolution. The methods used by the Americans and the French and the outcome of both revolutions are vast and for more significant.
According to the text, the first stage of the French Revolution was based totally on the liberty to succeed, own, and compete. Next, the second stage of the revolution took on equality to rally their troops, which was also the revolution of the working people in the French cities. In fact the French adapted a national motto for brotherhood which was Liberte’, elgalite, fraternite…which is French for Liberty, equality, and fraternity. The debates on the compatibility of the three terms as well as their order began at the same time of the French Revolution. France was known as what is called an absolute monarchy in which King Louis XVI had complete control over the nation.
According to law, French society consisted of three groups called estates which opened on May 5, 1789, at Versailles, near Paris. Most members of the first two estates wanted each of the three estates to take up matters and vote on them separately by estate. The third estate had as many representatives as the other two estates combined. It insisted that all the estates be merged into one national assembly and that each representative have one vote. The third estate also wanted the Estates-General to write a constitution.
The American Revolution occurred during an era of revolutionary movements. Not all revolutions succeeded in creating a stable democracy. For example, after the French Revolution in 1789, France fell into chaos, as people rebelled against many traditions. A dictatorship took over in1799. By contrast, the American colonists rebelled mainly against British rule.
2/9/2010 Paper #1 In the book by Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution, three types of governance are spoken of in the American colonies; monarchy, which took place during the 1740s, republicanism, which began after the Revolutionary war, and democracy, which took place during the 1800s. Each of these different political systems governed how the people of the Americas lived. A monarchy is very patriarchal, and hierarchy is important to the community. Republicanism was the beginning of the monetary movement and start of equality of the people. Lastly, democracy took over some republicanism ideals such as unity and more freedom of the people.
Final Exam Research Paper In 1774 a group of delegates from each state got together and were called the continental congress. This so called continental congress got together the Declaration of Independence which started the beginning of the American politics, in which three main issues have builded ever since, the constitutional, congress, and the presidency. The constitution one of the most important documents of the united states grants specific powers to each branch of governments which are the: legislative branch, executive branch and the judicial branch. The congress is another way of law and authority of the United States. Congress has many powers in the United States, for example they can band some rules if they think it’s the right
Since the beginning of the Enlightenment in 1650, major geographical regions of the world (Europe) have been exposed to the Enlightenment ideals. Two major ideals of the Enlightenment that have heavily influenced the world were liberty and equality. The belief of liberty and equality have questioned the minds of people, resulting in debates over the use of an absolute monarchy/government, in which the rights and privileges of people were persecuted or unequal. Thus, revolutions have occurred during the late 18th century, resulting massive changes. The belief of equality and liberty influenced the French, American, and Haitian Revolutions; however, the social and political effects of the Haitian, French, and American
This conflict is embodied in one of the rallying cries of the American Revolution: “No Taxation Without Representation.” And similar to such a cry, is the statement, “The demand for no taxation without representation was the primary force motivating the American Revolutionary movement, and for many it became a symbol of democracy;” ultimately saying that the American Revolution, as well as the colonist’s rage towards Britain, grew out of increasing, continuous restrictions placed upon the colonies by the British. The British had full power over the thirteen colonies until 1776, when the colonists formally declared their independence. But until then, the colonists felt that they were being taken advantage of economically, as well as politically. Despite the protection and opportunity that Great Britain provided, the colonists felt they were abusing their powers by creating unfair tax laws and regulations. Great Britain had one of the most powerful empires in the world.
Louis XIV From the start of his rein of France, Louis XIV ruled his country through divine right. He sought to consolidate power throughout France by establishing an absolute monarch. King Louis XIV wanted to control everything from law making to determine taxes. Louis XIV started to gain his absolute monarch through several wars, which would eventually move France into the golden age. He also used the quote, “ L’Etat, c’est moi”, which translates to “ I am the state”.
Skylar Marino Mr. Hoffman The American and French Revolution The American and French revolutions were both a great but scary time in France and in America’s history. There were many similar reasons of why these two countries went into Revolution, such as a lack in no taxation without representation, and Enlightenment. And there are also, different reasons of why these two countries went into the revolution such as there was more at stake for America then France. Before the time these two countries went into revolution they both had a lack in no taxation without representation. In France there was an estate system, the first estate was made up of the Roman Catholic clergy, about 1 percent of the population.