Well, first off many people became more secular, drifting away from religion. The French Revolution was an attempt to "de-Christianize" France, because people got more independent, expanded their knowledge, explored natural law, and applied reason to their daily life. Also, look into how the government changed (Athenian --> more modern)
The French Revolution borrowed enlightenment ideas which had first been successfully put into place in America. Read "the declaration of the rights of man" its littered with stuff that's almost straight out of the American constitution.
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.
it didnt. the American revolution happened before the french revolution
Yes. The Declaration of Independence was a great influence on the French Revolution. It gave them the basic idea that citizens had rights that even their king could not take away. The French people followed all the events of the American Revolution all the while that they were subject to hardships such as a lack of flour and bread. A more direct influence is that the French published a document entitled "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen", which was modeled after the US Declaration of Independence and which Thomas Jefferson helped write.
who were the three french enlightenment thinkers and one english enlightenment thinker who influeneced our founding fathers?
How the Enlightenment influenced the French Revolution was by challenging the monarchy and the wealthiest classes .
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract persuaded them to view practices like inherited privilege and absolute monarchy as irrational.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract persuaded them to view practices like inherited privilege and absolute monarchy as irrational.
enlightenment
American Revolution and French Revolution. They were both justified themselves with Enlightenment ideals.
The french revolution
The American Revolution (1775-1783) The French Revolution (1789-1799) Seven Years War (1756-1763)
The ideas of the Enlightenment, emphasizing reason, individual rights, and liberty, inspired the French people to challenge the absolute monarchy and demand equality and justice. Thinkers like Rousseau and Voltaire promoted concepts of social contracts and human rights, fueling discontent with the oppressive feudal system. As disillusionment grew with the monarchy’s inability to address social inequalities, these Enlightenment ideals galvanized revolutionary sentiments, ultimately leading to the French Revolution in 1789. While Robespierre's Reign of Terror later distorted these principles, the initial Enlightenment thought laid the groundwork for the revolution itself.
The French Revolution was significantly influenced by Enlightenment ideas, which emphasized individual rights, reason, and the questioning of traditional authority. Enlightenment thinkers like Rousseau and Voltaire inspired the populace to challenge the monarchy and advocate for equality and democracy. Additionally, the success of the American Revolution demonstrated that a colonial power could overthrow an oppressive regime, providing a practical example for the French revolutionaries. Together, these influences fueled the desire for political and social reform in France, ultimately leading to the revolution.
The Enlightenment ideas influenced revolutions such as the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Latin American independence movements. These revolutions sought to overthrow oppressive monarchies, establish democratic governments, and promote principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
Ameican
they didn't care