Comparison And Contrast Of The French And The American Revolution

In comparing and contrasting the French and American Revolutions, are notable differences but there are similarities as well. Of course, each was fought for a different cause. The American Revolution was a break from the mother country, Great Britain. It was a matter of independence as an individual state, prompted in part by unfair taxation and religion. The Revolution involved a series of colonies, rising up against an oppressor, with the help of the French by economic and military support. In some ways, this was similar to the French uprising, but of course, the French rose up against their own government after assisting America with ours. It was not a colonial state. Rather, the French government didn’t establish a democracy but instead,

The American Revolution ended in pure victory with independence and all ties were severed from Great Britain’s rule. A new government would come forth, but in France, the people just rocked the boat and lasting change would only come about through time. Yes, the extraordinary monarchy with Marie Antoinette's influence would be a thing of the past, but France would never really change all that much. The revolution was won and the monarchy was out of the picture, but Napoleon was no great leader in terms of domestic quarrel and so, when his leadership ended in 1815, there would once again be political chaos. Soon, monarchal rule

The American Revolution was not tied to this idea, but it did concern money. Money enters the picture in both scenarios. There was not enough money to go around for the French and the monarchs were living the high life. This was not the case in America, but England was unfairly taxing Americans. These were different issues but both did tie into the economy. And while there are stark differences, it was the Enlightenment movement that would change everything and align both of these fights. According to Hampson (1968) the Enlightenment period was a time when the culture of the educated was thought to encompass the whole of human