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Similarities Between American And French Revolution

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The American and French revolutions had many similarities and differences. A similarity is both nations didn’t have a stable government. Both revolutions wanted to change that. A contrast between the revolutions was that the French wanted to change everything, their government, their social structure and as well as their economy and religion, but America wanted a change in their government but their social system remained intact. A primary cause for each revolution was their government, and as well as wanting a change in their nation. There were unfair taxations, and policies that were forced onto the colonies, angering them. The Stamp Act was a way to pay British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years’ War, requiring colonists

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