Similarities Between American And French Revolutions

There are three revolutions, the Glorious, American, and French, that heavily influenced the world we know today. These revolutions were all similar because they wanted to get rid of monarchies, they resisted taxes, and they were highly influenced by the Enlightenment. The Revolutions had their differences when the American and French killed numerous people, the American and Glorious had no Reign of Terror, and the Glorious and French had large amounts of debt. Although the Glorious, French, and American Revolutions differed in how they dealt with similar issues with different methods, they were similar because they all sought to establish democracies and remove the existing monarchies. All the revolutions were similar because they wanted to establish democracies and put an end to monarchies. The Glorious Revolution showed this when Mary, the daughter of King James II, overthrew her own father to rule with her husband, William of Orange. This all started when James II started to become more openly Catholic and to hire catholics. Mary and William were both Protestants so members of the Parliament coaxed them to get rid of Mary’s father. For the sake of Protestantism, William led his army to James II but he fled to France. Now, all of England was under the rule of Mary and William.
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During the American Revolution on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was created by the Second Continental Congress. This official paper had Enlightenment ideas incorporated into it by including natural rights. The concept of natural rights was made by John Locke. According to Locke, all people are born free and equal, with three natural rights— life, liberty, and property. The purpose of government, said Locke, is to protect these rights. If a government fails to do so, citizens have a right to overthrow