EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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It demonstrated that only a strong monarchy could keep the country safe from foreign threats
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It suggested the only way to establish democracy to bring rights to the people was through conflict
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It showed Enlightenment principles could be applied to a government to make that new government more responsive to it’s citizenry
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The British lacked fighting spirit and could be defeated by Jacobins in open battle.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best describes how the American Revolution impacted the French people? It showed that the principles of the Enlightenment could be used to create a new kind of government.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Both want a change from being ruled by an absolute ruler, both have economic instability from war debt, both have social inequality. And also, both started because of enlightenment ideas.