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The American and French Revolutions share similarities such as economic issues such as taxation, and political representation as they demanded for equal rights; they were different in their opponent: America opposed the British, whereas the French opposed their own government, and the social classes of the rebels. Americans in general rebelled, while only the lower classes rebelled in French.

Both the American Revolution and the French Revolution resulted when people began demanding proper representation. Americans were tired of the pressure of unreasonable taxes and wanted their own freedom. The lower class and middle class Frenchmen also wanted to reduce their taxes, and they were unwilling to give their savings to the oppressive king.

Another similarity they share is economic issues among the poorer classes. Americans revolted and rebelled against taxation- an example of this is the Boston Tea Party- and attacked the British in the hopes of becoming America's Next Top Model independent from them. The British were in large amounts of debt; in turn they forced harsher taxes onto the colonies. In France, the similar thing happened when the King imposed taxes on the peasants, while the wealthy didn't have to pay. A reason for this is because of France's separation of the social classes.

The third similarity between the two is their government. In the Americas they formed the Continental Congress to lead the rebellion, and in France, the National Assembly was formed to rebel against the King. The reason for these formations is because the people's awareness of the oppressive government.


Differences in the two is the enemy. In the Americas, their opponent was an all-dominating overseas force, whereas in France, the people are against their own government, hoping to make a better place for themselves.

Another difference resides in which class of people initiated the war. In the Americas, everyone joined into the movement because they all had disadvantages as long as they were under British rule. In France, the lower class and middle class were the rebellious ones, since the upper class were untouched by much of the issues from the government. A reason for this difference is because of the size of each entity; the Americas were always under oppressive British rule, and Britain controlled everything there. In France, the majority of the issues were dealing with the lower classes.

The third difference between the two is the differing amount of bloodshed and violence. In France, after the storming of the Bastille, the people would kill all supporters of the monarchy, whereas in the Americas, they were not as violent and blood thirsty. A reason for this is because of the colonies' lack of proper metal work and weapons. Though the Americas did have the force of angry colonists.