Revolutions

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Revolutions

• By
• Aaron Roan

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The French Revolution

• When 1789-1793
• Who The French government
• and its citizens
• Why To rid France of an overtaxing and
  controlling government

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Major Goals of the French Government

• To control its citizens
• To keep the king safe from the revolutionists
• To persuade the people that the higher taxes were
  necessary

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Major Goals of the Revolutionists

• To stop overtaxing by the government
• To overthrow King Louis XVI
• To get a form of government based on the peoples
  interests

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What was the Outcome of the French Revolution?

• It brought the end of monarchy rule in France
• It noticed the harshness of mob violence
• It began the rise of the middle class

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The American Revolution

• When 1775-1783
• Who American colonists
• and the British
• Why To rid colonists of British
• rule and establish a new nation

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Major Goals of the British

• To retain control of the American colonies
• To remain a powerful nation
• To get the thought of rebellion out of the
  colonies

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Major Goals of the Colonists

• To end taxation without representation
• To form a new nation not controlled by Britain
• To have their own constitution and freedoms

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What was the Outcome of the American Revolution?

• It ended British rule in the American colonies
• Brought forth a new American nation with its own
  constitution
• Recognized America as an independent nation

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Sources

• French Revolution
• The French Revolution
• American Revolution
• The History Place
• Liberty, The American Revolution