American Revolution Vs French Revolution Essay

Many historians agree that the modern history of Europe and the world was shaped by American and French Revolutions. Although both revolutions were inspired by popular Enlightenment ideals, they were different in their goals, nature, and outcomes. While both were about 'liberty,' this word meant different things in each revolution. For instance, the goal of the American Revolution was gaining freedom from overreaching government. In contrast, the goal of the French Revolution was the freedom from class oppression.
One of the key dissimilarities between the revolutions was the status of ordinary citizens before the revolt. For illustration, the American Revolution was between the American colonies and Great Britain, the leading imperial power …show more content…
Except for slaves, the majority of the American people were farmers, middle-class landowners. They were not interested in turning over the old social order, but in keeping it. Thus, Americans did not address the issue of slavery and did not abolish it. In contrast to American, the majority of French people were dirt-poor peasants and laborers, traumatized by centuries of brutal inequality. They sought the overthrowing the old social order and creating equality. One of the acts of the French Revolution was that the National Convention declared slavery illegal, not only in France itself but also in France’s colonies.
By its goal, the American Revolution was a successful political rebellion of independence, the war of secession. In contrast, French Revolution was social by its goal. While the French, in the end, retreated from the disruptive nature of their Revolution, going so far as to restore the royalty, the American never experienced recoil.
All things considered, both Revolutions were among the most important events in human history. They were both reactions against an oppressive monarchy that taxed heavily and attempted to control its subjects and they both were inspired in part by Enlightenment ideals humanism and equality. While there were different political and economic circumstances and different demographics of supporters, both revolutions left a lasting legacy of humanity, equality, ordered liberty, and rule of law that live on to this very

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French Revolution Vs American Revolution Essay