The french and american revolution had a lot of similarities and a lot of differences. Even though the french revolution was against themselves to change the social structure, the american revolution was against England to gain the same rights as people that lived in England and. In this essay i'm going to tell you three differences between French and American and also tell you 2 similarities between them. Even though both revolutions were similar in some aspects, the differences outweigh the similarities causing very different outcomes.
The french and American revolution were different in many aspects. They were different in things like the purpose of the two revolutions, the cause of the revolutions, and the treatment of enemies in France and America.The main purpose of the french revolution was to address the finance problems in france. The king and the government was …show more content…
To gain more money the king started taxing the people. Instead of taxing the nobles and the people who had money, the king taxed the lowest class, the peasants. Around the same time the prices of bread rose and became a month's worth of pay for one piece. The main purpose of the American Revolution is that the 13 colonies in america were being treated very unfairly from the king in england. The americans wanted the same rights as the british and wanted a part in parliament. Another difference was the treatment of enemies. The treatment of enemies in france and in the 13 colonies were way different. In france if you did not believe in the general will and what Robespierre believed then you were considered an enemy of france. If you becuase an enemy you would suffer unequal punishments that sometimes lead to false imprisonment or even execution by guillotine. In America or 13 colonies, the only people that had uneven treatment were royalist and slaves. In the 13 colonies, royalist were tar and feathered, got their
The french and American revolution were different in many aspects. They were different in things like the purpose of the two revolutions, the cause of the revolutions, and the treatment of enemies in France and America.The main purpose of the french revolution was to address the finance problems in france. The king and the government was …show more content…
To gain more money the king started taxing the people. Instead of taxing the nobles and the people who had money, the king taxed the lowest class, the peasants. Around the same time the prices of bread rose and became a month's worth of pay for one piece. The main purpose of the American Revolution is that the 13 colonies in america were being treated very unfairly from the king in england. The americans wanted the same rights as the british and wanted a part in parliament. Another difference was the treatment of enemies. The treatment of enemies in france and in the 13 colonies were way different. In france if you did not believe in the general will and what Robespierre believed then you were considered an enemy of france. If you becuase an enemy you would suffer unequal punishments that sometimes lead to false imprisonment or even execution by guillotine. In America or 13 colonies, the only people that had uneven treatment were royalist and slaves. In the 13 colonies, royalist were tar and feathered, got their