The French and the American revolutions started in the 18th century. Both of this revolutions had certain causes and were influenced by the enlightenment ideas. Most of the rebel’s actions are justified and from these same actions several advices can be given to modern people that live under an oppressive form of government. This paper informs you about the reasons the colonies and French citizens revolt, how the Enlightenment ideas influenced this revolts, why were this actions justified and which advices could we give to people that live under an oppressive form of government.
Although the British colonies were proud to be British, several laws or acts from the Parliament bothered the colonies. One example could be the Currency Act of 1751 and 1764. This act limited the colonies ability to create their own currency; this caused a lot of personal loss funds and created many problems at a person level for the colonist. But the major problem was when the French and Indian War started; King George III lost a lot of money due to spending it on supplies for his army. So to pay his debt the king imposed taxes on the colonies without their …show more content…
So yes both Revolutions were justified. As it was said before the American Revolt happened because of the imposed taxes and because of several unfair laws or acts. Although a country has the right to tax their people, the taxes were very harsh, the colonists had limited rights and they were not happy with the new “Intolerable Acts’ impose by the king. So this American Revolution was justified. The French was also a justified revolution, because it wasn’t for nothing. There wasn’t equality among the three estates, the third estate was the only one taxed and it had limited rights. Also the economy of the country was very bad, so that meant that the King was not doing a good job in his office. So the French Revolt had very good reasons for a
Although the British colonies were proud to be British, several laws or acts from the Parliament bothered the colonies. One example could be the Currency Act of 1751 and 1764. This act limited the colonies ability to create their own currency; this caused a lot of personal loss funds and created many problems at a person level for the colonist. But the major problem was when the French and Indian War started; King George III lost a lot of money due to spending it on supplies for his army. So to pay his debt the king imposed taxes on the colonies without their …show more content…
So yes both Revolutions were justified. As it was said before the American Revolt happened because of the imposed taxes and because of several unfair laws or acts. Although a country has the right to tax their people, the taxes were very harsh, the colonists had limited rights and they were not happy with the new “Intolerable Acts’ impose by the king. So this American Revolution was justified. The French was also a justified revolution, because it wasn’t for nothing. There wasn’t equality among the three estates, the third estate was the only one taxed and it had limited rights. Also the economy of the country was very bad, so that meant that the King was not doing a good job in his office. So the French Revolt had very good reasons for a