American Revolution leads to French Revolution

The American Revolution started because the of the Enlightenment era in Europe.  As a result of the many wanting their independence from the European Monarchy, the people traveled to the Americas where soon after the American Revolution began.  This was not easy for Europe because they were in need of money and so they kept trying to milk more out of the colonies.  This upset many over in the colonies because the whole reason they left Europe was to separate themselves from that Rule, so they finally put their foot down to fight back.  The limitations were based on the definition of the “people.” This was their way of proving they are going to be different and stick to their new morals of wanting to have a say in their government.  Many began to wonder if this was a “conservative” movement because they actually attempted (and achieved) to keep their autonomy.  The people continued to develop the rights of self-government.  Even though the colonists considered themselves British their way of thought was more “American.”  Europe taxed the colonies, which upset many because they felt they should only put money towards something they have a say in, thus leading to “No taxation without Representation.”  This sparked the inspiration for others.

Soon the French echoed the American Revolution in the fight for independence and fair representation.  The church ruled one percent and nobility ruled one percent.  The other ninety-eight percent had no say in any of the matter.  These numbers did not make sense to many of the people in Europe because the high two percent was making decisions for the ninety-eight percent which is deemed unfair.  The growing middle class was forced to pay taxes, deal with the poor food distribution, handle unjust labor requirements, and horrible marriage rights.  The upper two percent did not care about these problems because they were the ones voting for these issues to not affect themselves.  This unfair voting system caught the attention of many throughout Europe once the people caught word of how the Americans were fighting back against Europe’s unjust governing policies.  As the middle class grew the importance for the equal rights grew stronger.