American and French Revolution During the late 17th century two areas of the world started to make changes in the way they lived. These two areas were France and America which both had suffered from monarchs and their governments. The peasants who lived in these parts of the world were tired of the way they had spent their lives. Both nations show the power of what happens when too many people are abused for so …showed first 75 words of 937 total…

…showed last 75 words of 937 total…a pitchfork. Instead they would show an act of defiance by hurling boxes of cargo. The french had it much harder than the americans. They were the ones burdened with heavy taxes, working all day and spending 80% of their income,and suffereing from a bread shortage. What they did for the problems they suffered was not the smartest or right thing to do but what they did showed how bad they had lived there lives.