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by joycey on January 12th, 2006

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In what way did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

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  • by stryder on February 24th, 2006

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    The American Revolution, at least in the mind-set of the French around that time, allowed the citizens to throw out an opressive monarch and his government and establish a republican form of government. Radicals in France believed that they could also throw off an opressive monarchy and establish a government for the people rather tha staying with a monarchy that failed to serve anyone except the aristocracy.

    The American Revolution threw off the monarchy and establised a representative government. Many of the French Radicals felt that the revolutionaries in Amercian should have carried the fight to England and overthrown the monarchy. The Raedicals under Robespierre and others decided to throw off thei oppreseive monarchy and establish a new Republic that would treat all citizens as equals. But, as with many despots, the Radicals refused tolisten to anyone who disagreed with them. As such, any dieesnt was viewed as treason and the terrors began and thousands were executed. When the monarchy was overthrown and the Radicasl formed a new government, it also became an oppressive entity, as oppostition and dissent frequently ended with someone getting their heads chopped off. The French had dreamed that they could create a more Republican Republic than the government in America, but they merely succeeded in creating a new oppressive government that underwent many turmoils, as the new leaders of the government started acting like the prior monacrhy, which led to new coups, more exectutions and general chaos.

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    • The American Revolution, at least in the mind-set of the French around that time, allowed the citizens to throw out an oppressive monarch and his government and establish a republican form of government. Radicals in France believed that they could also throw off an oppressive monarchy and establish a government for the people rather than staying with a monarchy that failed to serve anyone except the aristocracy.

      The American Revolution threw off the monarchy and established a representative government. Many of the French Radicals felt that the revolutionaries in American should have carried the fight to England and overthrown the monarchy. The Radicals under Robespierre and others decided to throw off their oppressive monarchy and establish a new Republic that would treat all citizens as equals. But, as with many despots, the Radicals refused to listen to anyone who disagreed with them. As such, any dissent was viewed as treason and the terrors began and thousands were executed. When the monarchy was overthrown and the Radicals formed a new government, it also became an oppressive entity, as opposition and dissent frequently ended with someone getting their heads chopped off. The French had dreamed that they could create a more Republican Republic than the government in America, but they merely succeeded in creating a new oppressive government that underwent many turmoil’s, as the new leaders of the government started acting like the prior monarchy, which led to new coups, more executions and general chaos.
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      by Jacob_P1043 on February 14th, 2011

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