The American and French Revolutions

Slavery

Socialism

Natural rights

Women's equality

French Revolution-->Enlightenment-->Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution-->Enlightenment-->Renaissance

Scientific Revolution-->Enlightenment-->American Revolution

American Revolution-->Enlightenment-->French Revolution

Great Britain forced the colonies to end the Atlantic slave trade during the war.

Great Britain instituted a blockade on American ports after the war.

Great Britain eliminated colonial legislatures after the war.

Great Britain began increasingly taxing the colonies to pay for the war.

People set limits on government to protect individual rights.

Citizens obeyed the government even when rulers were unjust.

People rejected a new government to remain loyal to original colonial power.

Citizens gave up individual rights when they agreed to create a government.

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Religious beliefs

It popularized the idea of democracy, and also helped bankrupt the French government.

It led the revolutionary French government to grant freedom to their colonies.

It led the French revolutionaries to establish a system of government with three branch

It caused the revolutionary government to declare war on England.

Both revolutions supported the authority of the monarchy.

Both the colonies and Third Estate used strong navies to overthrow their government.

Both revolutions were sparked by conflict over taxation.

In both revolutions, monarchs maintained authority over the taxation of their people.