French_Revolution_Vs_American_Revolution

French Revolution Vs American Revolution American and French Revolutions The French Revolution was an indirect result of the American Revolution. The American Revolution began with colonists fighting against Great Britain’s monarchial rule. The still bitter French aided in the independence of the American. During the same time, France was increasing literacy and the idea of the Enlightenment was spreading. The Bourgeoisie learned how successful the colonists were and when the French monarchy did not respond to the new American ideals the French just fought for, the Bourgeoisie reacted in rebellion. In the end, the French Revolution did not end as successfully as the American Revolution. Once Great Britain gained control of the land east of the Mississippi River, the thirteen colonies formed. The colonies were both prosperous and thickly populated. However, defending the colonies was very costly and at the end of the Seven Years War (otherwise known as the French and Indian War) Britain sought to acquire new revenues from the colonies. Britain believed the colonies needed to be ruled by a single empire and Parliament as the supreme authority. In contrast, the colonist did not believe in a monarchial rule; they wanted their own voice and representation revolution, french, american, britain, people, government, war, france, colonies, independence, constitution, after, very, power, idea, great, finally, enlightenment, end, declaration, continental, congress, colonists, centralized, voice, rights, resulted, over, nobles, new, monarchy, make, known, king, country