Revolution+and+Change

__American Revolution__
//What was the American Revolution?// The American Revolution was the upturn of British rule by American colonists. -__When the colonies revolted against England.__ The American Revolution began when the new British colonists in the Americas decided to speak up their representation requests to the Bitish government overseas. After being denied and fired against by british soldiers, the colonies concluded to revolt against the government. Their first protest was the Boston Tea Party, which occured in 1773. In this protest, the colonists, dressed up as Native Americans, dumped a huge stock of tea into the Boston Harbor.

__French Revolution__
//What are two key differences between the American revolution and the French revolution?// The French revolution, unlike the colonists who organized themselves to revolt, threw France into chaos. The king and queen PLUS thousands of people were killed tragically. The French revolution resulted into the French empire, whereas the American revolution resulted in the government we have to this day. //How did the French revolution start?// The common person became angered at the lavish luxury that a small part of the population lived. This small part of the situation, in complete contrast to the common person, had beautiful houses, wore beautiful clothes, and paid little or no taxes.

__Main Causes of the French Revolution__
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 * Resent of absolute powers
 * Rise of enlightenment ideas
 * Unmanageable national debt
 * Food scarcity
 * Over-taxation

__The Three Estates__
//What made the difference between the three estates unfair?// The nobles, who were part of the second estate, were allowed to tax people living in their lands quite freely. The clergymen, who were part of the first estate, had to pay no taxes. The people of the third estate were highly taxed, and unexempt from a single one. Quite obviously this is unfair, where 97% of the population is controlled by a mere 3%. Without rights, the third estate revolted. Source

__The Storming of Bastille__
The people who revolted at Bastille continued to revolt against France and killed many officers and government leaders after the bombing.

__Execution of King Louis XVI__
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