French and American Revolution Flashcards
When was the American Revolution
1775 - 1783
The 13 American colonies wanted to break from…..
Great Britain
American colonies didn’t like
taxation without representation
laws that only benefited GB (Stamp Act, Tea Act)
not being independent
To organize, the colonies formed
the Continental Congress
Where did the American Revolution battles began in
in Lexington and Concord
In 1781, the British…
surrendered - this began the formation of the Democratic republic
The French Revolution started in
1789
The French people started the revolution because they didn’t like
the monarchy and the inequalities between classes (rich had everything and the poor had nothing)
What movement inspired most of the revolutions?
The Enlightenment
In France tensions led to the forming of the National Assembly who
wrote The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the storming of the Bastille
How did the French Revolution end?
The monarchy was abolished and soon after the first French Republic was formed in 1792
