You Say You Want a Revolution
The American Revolution and French Revolution are very similar in many ways but different as well. Both were inspired by the words of great men, such as Benjamin Franklin for the Americans and Jean-Jacques Rousseau for the French. Each country sought for freedom and equality for all men. Money was a major factor for each as well. Both understood that in order to bring such radical change violence was inevitable. America and France wanted a change for the better and they were both willing to do what was necessary.
The American Revolution began in 1774 followed by the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the conclusion of the revolution in 1781. The Declaration of Independence was a document that which states that all Americans had rights which included “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. “The French revolution began in 1789, which began an anarchy, descended into terror and culminated into military dictatorship”......
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