During the late 17th century two areas of the world started to make changes in the way they

lived. These two areas were France and America which both had suffered from monarchs and their

governments. The peasants who lived in these parts of the world were tired of the way they had spent their lives. Both nations show the power of what happens when too many people are abused for so long a time by starting a revolution that would change history. To start the revolution they drew up important documents in which their lives were to be regulated from. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was the first step in writing a constitution for France. It announced all men were born and remain free and equal in rights. They enjoyed natural rights to "Liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression." The Americans also had a constitution called the Declaration of Independence which was very similar to France's constitution because both took their ideas from the theories of John Locke. The Declaration of Independence stated "That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among the

The American and French revolution had similar events and reforms which had occurred. Both of the revolutions had the event of the peasants revolting against the monarchs. The French has their storming of the Bastille while the Americans had their Boston Tea Party. Both of these events symbolized the revolts the people will make if there are no changes. The similar ideas from their constitution both came from the ideas of John Locke and the theory that a government is designed to protect the rights of its citizens.The areas that were different in the revolutions were the reasons for reform. In America the only reason there was a revolution was Britain treasury was getting drained and they decided to impose taxes on America. It was not as bad as the french poeple had it but the americans still felt they "No taxation without representation". Also they did not do any thing radical like storm a prison, kill the commander, and put his head on a pitchfork. Instead they would show an act of defiance by hurling boxes of cargo. The french had it much harder than the americans. They were the ones burdened with heavy taxes, working all day and spending 80% of their income,and suffereing from a bread shortage. What they did for the problems they suffered was not the smartest or right thing to do but what they did showed how bad they had lived there lives.

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