EMERGENCE OF USA
POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION
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Americans cut their ties to a distant monarch; the French overthrew their monarch at home.
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The American Revolution led to violence and warfare; the French Revolution was peaceful and orderly.
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The American Revolution established a democratic form of government; the French Revolution never attempted to establish a democracy.
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The French Revolution took away the privileges of the nobility and the Catholic Church; the American Revolution preserved hereditary social privileges.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the American and French Revolutions differ? Americans cut their ties to a distant monarch; the French overthrew their monarch at home. The American Revolution led to violence and warfare; the French Revolution was peaceful and orderly.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French Revolution became far more radical than the American Revolution. In addition to a period of extreme public violence, which became known as the Reign of Terror, the French Revolution also attempted to enhance the rights and power of poor people and women.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In the American Colonies, the colonists rebelled and fought for their independence from Great Britain. In France, the people rose up against the monarchy, and in Latin America the people sought independence from Spanish/Portuguese colonial control.