Why did the American Revolution succeed and the French
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North America 1789
Europe 1789
Why did the American Revolution
succeed and the French Revolution
fail? (PERMITS)
USA
Weaker local
competitors
Native Americans
French
Great Britain
Austria- Habsburgs
Russia
Spain
Prussia – Germany
The Dutch
USA Past History
France Past History
Colonial Rivalries?
Tories – Left for GB
Classes are fluid
The Ancient Regime
◦ 1000 years Feudalism
◦ Three distinct classes of
people
Governmental Disputes
USA
◦ Political Parties
No previous history
More Moderate
Individuals are protected
by constitution
Strong Federal
Government
George Washington
“He will either become the
King or he will become the
greatest man in the world”
George III
France
◦ Political parties
Engrained distrust
Radical and violent
Constitutional law
suspended because of
counter revolutionaries
Louis XVI “ All I want is to
be loved”
George Washington February 22,
1732 – December 14, 1799
Economic
USA
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Paper Currency
Huge Debt
Stable Government
Trade
No Navy
France
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Gold Currency
Massive Debt
Weak King
Trade
Navy
Religion
USA
◦ Protestant
◦ Little violent history
France
◦ Catholic and Protestant
◦ Wars of Religion
Military
USA
◦ No enemies on the
border
France
Enemies on every
border
Left
Center
Right
Left
Republic
Radicals
Center
Limited Monarchy
Classic Liberals
18th Century
Right
Absolute
Monarch
Conservatives
Socio-Economic Data, 1789
We the people of the United States, in
order to form a more perfect union,
establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this Constitution for the
United States of America
The Preamble
The USA Constitution