Why the French Revolution Much More Important Than the American Revolution

Jackson Spielvogel said, “Yet for all of its obvious impact, the American Revolution proved in the long run to be far less important to Europe than the French Revolution. The French Revolution was more complex, more violent, and far more radical in its attempt to construct both a new political order and new social order.” The French Revolution was extremely influential to the rest of Europe because it proved that a country could benefit from a republic. It also showed just how brutal a monarch could be when a group of people comes between them and their power. Although the French Revolution was a cue for many European countries to begin to make a change in their government, it might never have happened without the American Revolution. Once the United States Constitution was established, many French citizens realized that America’s groundbreaking new government of a Democratic Republic could thrive in their country too. Although the American Revolution started it all, The French Revolution was much more complex, radical, violent, and influential to other European countries. Before the American Revolution started on April 19, 1775, the 13 Colonies were ruled over by England from over 3000 miles away. The British began to take too much from the Americas but did not give much back in return. By many different taxes and restrictions on trade such as the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765, the British tightened control on the colonists. The future Americans decided to declare independence from the British on July 4, 1776 because they no longer received any benefits from being a colony of the British. After many battles had been fought and many men had been killed, The United States of America officially emerged as its own country in 1783 due to the Treaty of Paris. The US maintained its past four social classes of the Gentry, Middle Class, Indentured Servants, and Slaves while producing new political forms. Unlike in France, there was social mobility, which