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The Revolution

  • THe American Revolutoin

    THe American Revolutoin
    Lexington and Concord.
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    The AMerican Revolution

    The American Revolution started on April 19, 1775 until September 3, 1783.
  • The American Revolutoin

    The American Revolutoin
    Colonial leaders set up a new government and issued the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
  • The AMerican Revolution

    The AMerican Revolution
    It began when American colonists resisted Britain's attempt to impose new taxes and trade controls on the colonies after the French and Indian War ended in 1763.
  • THe French Revolution

    THe French Revolution
    The Revolution in France was a civil war, a rising against the Ancient Regime, or the old kingdom that had risen over centuries.
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    The French Revolution

    The French Revolution began on July 14, 1779 until November 10, 1791.
  • The French Rveolution

    The French Rveolution
    On the eve of the Revolution in 1789, about 97% of the population of France was thrown into the Third Estate, although they held only about 5% of the land. They also paid 100% of the taxes.
  • THe French Rveolution

    THe French Rveolution
    The French Revolution began with King Louis XVI .
  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution
    They wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, modeled after the American Declaration of Independence, and they set about to write a Constitution for France.