Velvet Revolution

Causes of the American Revolution On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which stimulated the revolution of American freedom from Great Britain. The motives for why the colonists felt it was crucial to start a revolution of independence are contradicted by both the opinions of the British, and the opinions of the American colonists themselves. Although there are numerous documents supporting the British that state the colonists were at fault…

The anger that many French people from all classes feel about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s ways of dealing with the inequality and financial problems in France has spread to them demanding the heads of the monarchs. The people feel that the monarchs are the sole reason for all the dilemmas that have clouded over France and desperately crave enlightenment ideals in government. After observing the trial of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, it has been blatantly clear that the majority…

During the periods between the end of the Seven Years War and the American Revolution, the colonies began to use no taxation without representation as both a primary force motivating the American revolutionary movement and a symbol for democracy. After the Seven Years War, the colonies began to realize their representation in Parliament was very limited, as they were being taxed against their will. Then, as thoughts of a Revolution heightened, the colonies began to realize their representation…

The French and Indian War foreshadowed imminent conflict on American soil. This conflict witnessed Great Britain and France vie for control of the Ohio River Valley. A significant historical event, as indicated by Elliot G. Storke in his novel, History of Cayuga Country, “the French were vanquished and the sovereignty of the country conceded to England.” It was truly a humiliating defeat for France and its Amerindian allies. The Treaty of Paris granted Great Britain the Ohio River Valley, as…

The American and French revolutions were two of the most significant revolutions in history. These revolutions introduced several ideas that are still in effect today, bringing democracy among other ideas to both France and the United States. During the 1700s, America was under the rule of the British and France was under the rule of a king. After being ruled on unfairly by the British for decades, a revolution sparked in America. This was the case for the France, as well, which was ruled with…

The Introduction Have you ever wondered what it was like in the French Revolution? Well, that’s what I am here for! I am King Louis XVI. I was the son of Louis XV. I was King of France from 1774 to 1792.We are in great debt at the moment, for my fathers before me have failed in keeping this country stable. We were divided into 3 estates. The First Estate, The Second Estate, and lastly The Third Estate. Everyone was divided into one estate, which showed your power and wealth. I, However, was not…

The French Revolution began in 1789 it was a clash between the monarchy and the nobility in French. But there were many signs way before that, that it was bound to happen sooner or later. Some of the signs that a revolution was about to begin were, the monarchy crisis, money crisis and the aristocracy crisis. Louis the 16th and Marie Antoinette were the rulers of France during the French Revolution. Many blame the French Revolution on Louis the 16th, but all the problems were just handed to him…

France a reason to provide help to the colonists against the British. Without the French and Indian War the idea of independence would not have spread as it did, the colonists would not have been as effective and they may have lost the American Revolution all together or not even stood up for themselves to be a free independent…

developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Use your knowledge of the period 1750 to 1776 to answer the question. Even though the settlers in America were originated and were subjects of England, over time due to the oppressive acts of the the British, the colonists had developed a substantially greater sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution. To begin with the French and Indian War gave the Americans the belief…

During the two decades leading up to the American Revolutionary War the British government instituted a fair amount of policies concerning the their North American colonies. Almost all of these incited colonial resentment, whether in the form of sabotage, violence, or American committees. William Pitt’s intervention in the French and Indian War in 1757 caused the first experience of Anglo-American tensions. The colonial governments thought of themselves as largely independent prior to the war…