MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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the American Revolution and Enlightenment
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Industrial Revolution and Enlightenment
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the American Civil War and Enlightenment
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the Russian Revolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Americans’ victory over the British may have been one of the greatest catalysts for the French Revolution. The French people saw that a revolt could be successful-even against a major military power–and that lasting change was possible. Many experts argue that this gave them the motivation to rebel.
Detailed explanation-2: -The enlightenment was not only a movement of new ideas, but a spark among French peasants that helped to spread the ideas of individual freedom which, in turn, led to the French Revolution. The economic ideas of Adam Smith and the laissez-faire from the age of Enlightenment all had an impact on the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enlightenment to Leads to Revolution The Enlightenment era ushered in a series of sweeping changes in both Europe and the English Colonies in America. Both the American and French Revolutions were greatly influenced by ideas that came from the Enlightenment period.
Detailed explanation-4: -The eighteenth century was marked by the emergence of new ideas and philosophies that underpinned the ideals of the French Revolution: religion, superstition and irrational beliefs were being replaced by science, reason and new theories about the rights of man.