ORDER INSTRUCTION
Prompt: Pick one aspect of the French and American Revolutions from the list below to focus your comparison:
1. Why does the United States come out its revolution with a republic instead of a monarchy? Why do the French wind up with an Emperor Napoleon but
the United States does not have a King George of the House of Washington?
2. Compare and contrast the causes of the American and French Revolutions. How are these causes reflected in the final outcomes of these revolutions?
3. Why did the American Revolution not experience the radical phase that the French Revolution went through? Why did the American colonies generally
lack the kind of official repression that characterized the French Revolution?
Be sure to demonstrate a holistic understanding of both these revolutions by including the following as it is relevant to the question prompt you selected:
Major events
Key players
General chronology (how the major events connect to and impact each other within the revolution)
A discussion of the larger, lasting impacts of these events (beyond the revolution) and why they happened
Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper should be 3 to 4 pages in length and should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch
margins. Resources outside of the assigned course readings are not required