Revolutions Unit Paper
Alex Koscick
March 4,2012

Revolutions Paper
Between the French, English, and American Revolutions, there were likes and dislikes between why they occurred in the first place, and how they came to an end. This paper will compare and contrast these wars, and help explain these likes and dislikes.
One of the first similarities in why these great Revolutions begun, is that the people were unanimously angered by something that their government had done, (Monarchies in this situation.)
The second similarity of the cause of these revolutions is that they the common folk felt that they weren't even within their rights to make their own choices, or that they didn't have a voice in their government.
The third similarity in the causes of these revolutions is that all of these countries had enough people, to be able to make a large impression if they rose up. I believe myself that if they didn't have the forces to execute such an uprising, they probably wouldn't have even tried to take down their respective government/monarchy.
Some general similarities, not necessarily based on causes and effects, are the following. All of the Revolutions discussed, were fought by the common people. All overthrew a monarchy ( King & Queen.)
These next following sentences will explain some of the different reasons that the Revolutions discussed were caused.
Singularly, one of the main reasons the English Revolution began was due to the fact there was an heir to the throne that was catholic.
Some of the main reasons the French Revolution began was because of the peasants displeasure with the way the government and the king worked. The king was seen as ineffective and indecisive. The root cause was the huge French National debt that Louis XVI had inherited and the cost of such things as the French support for the American Revolution which was accompanied by high taxation and an unfair tax code. A popular uprising then took place called the Storming of the Bastille.

The first of the differences in outcomes of these wars are as follows. When the English Revolution was ended, they actually made the decision to reinstate the monarchy that caused it in the first place. The French made the decision to create an Empire, and when they realized that an empiric situation wasn't working, the moved to a republic. America also moved to a Republic.
The second set of differences are these. After the French Revolution, the French killed most of their nobles, including their own King. The English also killed their king, however the Americans did not commit regicide, but they were guilty of harassing and murdering various tax officials.
Another difference between these Revolutions, is that the American ended with a separate country being formed, (Canada.)
One outcome of these Revolutions that is actually not different, but still holds importance, is that a Military leader ended up leading the country, after all was said and done. For England, there was Oliver Cromwell, who overthrew the Stuart monarchy, and was one of the commanders of the New Model Army. For France, there was the famous Napoleon Bonaparte, whom was a French military and political leader prior. Finally for the Americas, There was George Washington, America's first president.
These Revolutions all began and ended in some of the same ways, some of them different, they all, however, left a humongous impact on our history as we know it, especially the American Revolution, where our first President led our country, from the past into the Future, he helped mold what we are as the United States today!