EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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State and Federal powers became more unbalanced
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Individual rights were explicitly protected by the Constitution
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The government lost most of its capability to fight foreign enemies
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British culture and values were replaced by French culture and values
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Detailed explanation-1: -To ensure ratification of the document, the Federalists offered concessions, and the First Congress proposed a Bill of Rights as protection for those fearful of a strong national government. The Bill of Rights came into effect in December 1791, after ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, the freedom of assembly and the freedom to petition. It also prohibits unreasonable search and seizure, cruel and unusual punishment and compelled self-incrimination.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American revolutionaries virtually established the modern idea of a written constitution. There had, of course, been written constitutions before in Western history, but the Americans did something new and different. They made written constitutions a practical and everyday part of governmental life.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual-like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
Detailed explanation-5: -"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" In this activity, students discuss some of the ideals in the Declaration of Independence. Form small groups to discuss the meaning of the three natural rights that Jefferson identified in the Declaration of Independence: “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."