MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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The principles of the American and French Revolution are similar in many ways. Which of the following best summarizes their similarities?
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both favored representative governments
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both limited voting rights to the nobility
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both supported the theory of divine right of kings
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both supported their kings
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Although the French and American people had several distinct and differing motives for revolting against their ruling governments, some similar causes led to both revolutions, including the following: Economic struggles: Both the Americans and French dealt with a taxation system they found discriminating and unfair.
Detailed explanation-2: -One similarity being is that both the Americans and French wanted to escape the rule of their King. Also, both revolutions were started by an uprising of people against unfair taxation by the monarchy.
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