Similarities Between American Revolution And French Revolution

The American Revolution and the French Revolution were very large events that shaped their own countries and affected the whole world. Being only eight years apart from the signing of the Treaty of Paris (which officially ended the American Revolution) in 1783, to the start of the French Revolution in 1789, they are very much integrated with each other. There are many similarities between these events, and just as many differences. As the causes and effects of these events are explored, it becomes evident just how similar and yet different these events are, not only because of what actually happened, but also because of the reasons for each revolution. The American Revolution started in April of 1775, when the first shots of the war were fired in …show more content…
One of the largest differences in these two wars is seen in the outcome. The American Revolution for a large part fulfilled its main goal, while the French Revolution did not succeed at making the changes they wanted. The colonists in America were fighting for independence from Britain, and when the war had ended, that is what they had. The United States became completely separate and was not controlled by the English. In contrast, while the French people wanted a change in government from a monarchy to a republic, they did not get what they fought for, instead the government became a dictatorship, the same or possibly worse that the previous monarchal situation. Although the new government was not what the people had hoped for, the idea of a constitution that made all equal was created, fulfilling part of what the revolvers wanted (Kaplan). Another dissimilarity we can see is that while the American Revolution occurred in the colonies, it was a war between two countries. The French Revolution was mainly within the country on France. During the American Revolution, troops fought