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Revolutionary History

Between 1765 and 1788 , the revolution that established the United States of America transpired . This revolution arose , because the power of the British Parliament to directly impose taxes on the American colonies was disputed by the latter . This revolution resulted in the establishment of a large republic and served to disprove the theory of political thinkers that republicanism could not govern over a country that was large . In this manner the state and federal

constitutions that were adopted in the period from 1776 to 1788 , represented the foremost political aspirations of that age . Another effect of this permanent republicanism was that monarchies became obsolete over a period of time (American Revolution .The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia . CredoReference

This revolution , which was democratic in nature , established the principle of equal rights in the US . This was due in great measure to the efforts of farmers and artisans . The extent to which these people favored freedom can be estimated from the fact that they took over the reins of government in the states of Pennsylvania and Vermont Subsequently , in 1777 , these states disassociated themselves from New York , in to implement institutions that were significantly democratic . Moreover , social change was engendered by this revolution in as much as slavery was transformed into a political and moral issue from what had been a well established reality . In the Northern states slavery became extinct and in northern portion of the South , the number of blacks who were no longer slaves increased dramatically (American Revolution .The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia . CredoReference

The French Revolution demolished the Bourbon monarchy and the ancien rygime . It commenced with an insurrection by the nobility against projected financial reforms in the year 1787 . Subsequently , the middle classes participated in this revolt . The National Assembly supplanted the Estates - General and it published the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen . After this the working classes of Paris took control of the Bastille in July 1789

In 1791 , the royal family was incarcerated for making plans to stage a counter revolution . The nations of Europe became unsettled due to these developments in France and this resulted in the French Revolutionary Wars . In 1793 , King Louis XVI was decapitated by means of the guillotine . The existence of various political factions resulted in the Terror , which lasted from 1793 to 1794 . During this period , around two hundred thousand people were detained and around fifteen thousand people were put to death (French Revolution . Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History . CredoReference

The French Revolution , which started in the 1789 , brought to an end the monarchy that had been in existence for a thousand years . After the King had been deposed , the government was controlled by Robespierre and others of his ilk . They executed a large number of people and in this manner unleashed considerable terror . Subsequently , Robespierre was himself executed and control passed to the Directory . This proved to be an...

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