WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which cultural development had the greatest effect on the establishment of basic human rights, the replacement of monarchies with democracies, and the elimination of aristocratic privileges?
A
The Enlightenment
B
The Great Schism
C
The Renaissance
D
The Protestant Reformation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ideas of the Enlightenment inspired both the American and French Revolution. The Revolution was based on the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Philosophers of the Enlightenment, known as philosophes, favored limited monarchy, freedom of speech, and equality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Enlightenment ideas influenced the American Revolution by encouraging Americans to question British English authority. As a result of Enlightenment thinking, the American colonists began to question the ability of the British to exert total control over them.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French Revolution of 1789 is an important landmark in the history of Europe. It was the first great uprising of the people against the autocracy of the ruler. It generated ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity which crossed the boundaries of France and influenced whole of Europe.

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