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Compare and contrast between the American Revolution and the French Revolution
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Salah 1Maryam Salah El Dien Mohamed
Dr. Riham Ziady
Western Civilization II
May 14, 2022
A Comparison between the American Revolution and the French Revolution.
The eighteenth century witnessed two historic events that were a turning point in Western
civilization, the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the French Revolution (1789-1799).
People’s condemnation of the authorities and the Church, the Enlightenment, and financial
bottlenecks were all key factors to both. The path taken by each to achieve its goals and grant its
demands vastly differed, despite the similarity of their motifs. It is argued that the stain the
French Revolution left in history is tied to it being a fight for survival, while the relatively
smooth flow of the American Revolution was more of an extra mile to achieve a pre-existing
welfare, representation and inclusivity.
One common trigger to both revolutions was the ruling power and its financial burdens,
whether it was the British colony or King Louis XIV and the Church; both people were
unsatisfied with the way they were governed. The misery of the French third estate, which
consisted of the agentive that made ninety eight percent of the population, was the biggest trigger
to their revolt. They were affected by the high employment rates and minimum wages. Not only
were they doomed by an unaffordable day-to-day life, but they also had intolerable taxes
imposed on them by the King. The King’s lavish spendings and the country’s debt, since aiding
the American Revolution, caused a fiscal crisis., In order to maintain their privileges, Louis XIV
and the Assembly of Nobles disapproved of Charles De Calonne and Etienne De Brienne’s major
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