HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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How did the Enlightenment and American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
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They inspired ideas about unlimited government.
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They inspired ideas about limited government.
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They inspired ideas about getting rid of taxes.
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They inspired ideas about attacking the Bastille.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The French who had direct contact with the Americans were able to successfully implement Enlightenment ideas into a new political system. The National Assembly in France even used the American Declaration of Independence as a model when drafting the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen in 1789.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline.
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