Yes they did.
At the beginning of his carrer as an engraver, William Blake was so poor that he had to publish himself his own verses. His humble origins made him to be implicated in politics. He was a radical libertarian as regards social, political and even sexual freedom.
He thought the American revolution was a great victory of an audacious youth over autocratic power. He also showed an open sympathy for the french revolutionaries. He even helped Thomas Paine, a ardent supporter of the French Revolution, to flee from England to France.
Then he considered the imposed rigorous civil laws (suspension of the Habeas Corpus, The Alien Bill...) in England during the war against France in 1793, as a proof of the repression of the "Church-State" against the people. With Byron, and other intellectuals, he denounced those facts.
He was arrested in 1800 for sedition and high treason. Released in 1804, he settled in London where he died 20 years later.
His political implication is obvious in his poetry.
"Visions of the Daughters of Albion", "America: a Prophecy" , "Europe: a Prophecy" are pamphets denouncing the social and political tyranny at that time.
Some of pieces or pictures are about sexual discrimination, Slavery. But he also wrote and drawned about conscience, philosophy, unity.
He was a mystical precursor. Considered either as a genius or a madman. Actually he was both at the same time. A dreamer but not naive.
Hope you will be interested in W. Blake's work.
Here a link in which Ashleydwatson explains the symbolic aspect.
What is the symbolism of William Blake
I studied Blake when I was at the university. All of this is a remminiscence of my memory. And as my English must be "rusty", I will accept any critic or correction. :0))
It didn't. The American Revolution was over before the French Revolution began.
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The American Revolution inspired many other revolutions such as the Haitian Revolution and the French Revolution. The American Revolution showed that Revolutions could be started and ended with a good outcome. So the Haitians, Latins, French, and a bunch of other countries revolted.
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Of course. However, some scholars suggest that the French Revolution would have happened regardless, but most revolutions against monarchies during the 18th and 19th century have some roots in the American Revolution.
The American Revolution.
The American Revolution
The French Revolution occurred after the American Revolution. The American Revolution took place between 1765 and 1783, resulting in the independence of the American colonies from British rule. The French Revolution began in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille and lasted until 1799, leading to significant political and social changes in France, including the end of the monarchy.
The French Revolution is most likely to be compared to the American Revolution because the French peasants had gotten the idea of the American's Constitution and the idea of rebelling from the leader.
A major result of the French revolution was that the middle class gained political influence.
It was the American Revolution, and its success, that significantly inspired the French Revolution. The French Revolution lasted from 1789 to 1799.