French Revolution VS American Revolution

John Locke expressed that “All mankind…being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions” Locke’s view, which also was the idea of Enlightenment ideals, enlightened both American people and French people fought for their freedoms from absolute monarchs, and sought ways to firm their equality and natural right to life, liberty, and property during the eighteenth century. American revolution began as a conflict between thirteen colonies in the North America and the British Empire, and ended as the creation of the United State of America. French revolution was unleashed by the risk of France’s old regime and ended in 1799 when Napoleon staged a coup and seized power. Both American Revolution and French Revolution began with the same goals, which was the creation of a new government, but these were achieved in different ways: the American Revolution was a revolt that affirming the independence of the American to against Britain, while the French Revolution was civic wars among the people who turning France into a constitutional monarchy. In this paper, I will argue though the strategy of two revolutions might have been different, the outcome of their successful revolutions led to the creation of their Declarations, which defined the future of their government. A close look of their similarities and differences shows what led to their creation.
The Declaration of Independence was based on certain truths: all men are “created equal” and certain “unalienable Rights”, including “life, liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” , which also was the first and second right of The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. This premise indicated the circumstance of both revolu...

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..., I found that their final goals and impacts of the world were different, though they began within a similar circumstance. The American Revolution successfully against Europe’s supreme powerful empire over the sea, and overthrew an absolute government, as well as established a nonmonarchical, united form of government. The impact of the French Revolution was far-reaching. It abolished the Bourbon monarchy, legitimized the National Assembly, and found the first French Republic. It stated liberty base on individual rights.

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