French Revolution vs American Revolution
Leanette Estrada
Ms. Sharpe
AP World History
CC 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 their causes because both of them were caused because of unfair taxation, war debt, and lack of representation. However, “The American Revolution involved a colonial uprising against an imperial power, which was considered an independence movement. The French Revolution involved citizens rising up against their own country’s leadership and against their own political and economic system, and in that sense was more of a revolution then the American Revolution” ( Armstrong 230). The outcomes were different because the Americans ended British rule by creating the Declaration of Independence which was a great way to solidify society. The French commoners did gain some freedom, but there was still a king controlling them. Both of the Revolutions were the same and different in their causes. The American Revolution was about the independence of the country and France was mainly about human rights. A similarity they had for the cause of their revolutions was unfair taxation and also war debt. The Americans suffered from unfair taxation because the British needed to find a way to pay their war debt because they had recently fought a war which was the Seven Years War, but the “British were upset about the costs, and felt that the American colonists did not adequately share in the burden” (Armstrong 228). To pay up for the war debt and include unfair taxation, “Britain’s George Grenville and later Charles Townshend passed
Ms. Sharpe
AP World History
CC 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 their causes because both of them were caused because of unfair taxation, war debt, and lack of representation. However, “The American Revolution involved a colonial uprising against an imperial power, which was considered an independence movement. The French Revolution involved citizens rising up against their own country’s leadership and against their own political and economic system, and in that sense was more of a revolution then the American Revolution” ( Armstrong 230). The outcomes were different because the Americans ended British rule by creating the Declaration of Independence which was a great way to solidify society. The French commoners did gain some freedom, but there was still a king controlling them. Both of the Revolutions were the same and different in their causes. The American Revolution was about the independence of the country and France was mainly about human rights. A similarity they had for the cause of their revolutions was unfair taxation and also war debt. The Americans suffered from unfair taxation because the British needed to find a way to pay their war debt because they had recently fought a war which was the Seven Years War, but the “British were upset about the costs, and felt that the American colonists did not adequately share in the burden” (Armstrong 228). To pay up for the war debt and include unfair taxation, “Britain’s George Grenville and later Charles Townshend passed