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Comparing the American and French Revolutions

Comparing the American and French Revolutions. American - Government. Not a country British colony British Governor England Monarch George III Parliamentary Rule Colonies had the right to assemble Continental Congress. American - Reasons. England Wanted a return on their investment

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Comparing the American and French Revolutions

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  1. Comparing the American and French Revolutions

  2. American - Government • Not a country • British colony • British Governor • England • Monarch • George III • Parliamentary Rule • Colonies had the right to assemble • Continental Congress

  3. American - Reasons England • Wanted a return on their investment • Needed America’s raw materials • Needed America’s cash (taxes) Colonies • Enlightenment ideas • Wanted equality before the law • Wanted more power to rule and make their own decisions

  4. American - People • Social Divisions • More by job than class • Education • Independent Minded • Used to self government

  5. American – Events • British passed a series of new taxes on the colonies • Sugar, Stamp, Townsend, Tea and others • Quartering Act • Boston Massacre • Boston Tea Party • Common Sense

  6. American RevolutionDeclaration of Independence On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted “The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America”

  7. American RevolutionThe Constitution In 1787, Americans drafted the Constitution of the United States which created a federal government based on popular sovereignty

  8. French - Government Before After • Absolute Monarchy • Louis XVI

  9. French - Reasons • Economic • Low wages • High taxes • Inflation • Enlightenment Ideals • Philosophes • Monarchy’s lavish spending

  10. French - People • Social Order • 1st Estate (Aristocracy) • 2nd Estate (Clergy) • 3rd Estate (Everybody else) • 97% of the population

  11. French - Events Heavy taxes on the 3rd Estate Tennis Court Oath National Assembly Storming the Bastille

  12. French Revolution: Declaration In 1789, the National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen Influenced by the Declaration of Independence Proclaimed the equality of all men Declared that sovereignty resided in the people Asserted individual rights to: Liberty Prosperity Security

  13. Reforms of the National Assembly Reconfigured French society Abolished the first estate Defined clergy as civilians Made the king the chief executive but deprived him of legislative authority Constitutional Monarchy Men with property could vote

  14. Primary Difference The Americans sought independence from British imperial rule, but they kept British law and much of the British social and cultural heritage The French revolutionaries sought to replace the ancien regime (“the old order”) with new political, social, and cultural structures

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