Topic > Trends Uniting the French, Mexican, and American Revolutions

For as long as human history has existed, several revolutions have occurred around the world. Three of which are more relevant than others. They include; the American, French and Mexican revolutions. The three revolutions have many things in common. All revolutions are considered failures or successes, influential or non-influential, and are either worth the time and money of the people involved, or not worth it. The interesting thing about all these revolutions is that they continue to influence the way we live today. We would not have written documents like our Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence that allowed us freedom and free will. France, the Americas, and Mexico were all desperate to achieve equality in their countries. In France, the revolution was decisive in dispersing the unequal distribution of wealth, the lack of political freedom and class divisions. (Dubois 01). Before the French Revolution, which occurred during the Ancien Regime, society was divided into three states. The three states are: the clergy, the nobles and the peasants/bourgeois. The only way to solve these problems was through revolution. It was a revolution that would later go down in history to achieve equality. The French Revolution is what many consider the late 18th century and early 19th century. (Guide to Western Civilization II). With all this information in mind, the goal of the French, American, and Mexican Revolutions was independence. Although the original goal of America was not fought over the idea of ​​independence, independence was one of the many outcomes/accomplishments of the colonists against... middle of paper... of the three revolutions. With a similar outcome and a new republic, revolutions play a huge role in influencing each other. Works Cited Dubois, Laurent. "Two Revolutions in the Atlantic World: Connections Between the American Revolution and the Haitian Revolution." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Np, 2009. Web. March 14, 2014. “Similarities Between the American and French Revolutions.” : Guides to Western Civilization II. Np, nd Web. March 12, 2014."American and France." PBS. PBS and Web. March 12, 2014. Minister, Christopher. "The Mexican Revolution". About.com History of Latin America. Np, nd Web. March 13, 2014."French Revolution." History.com. A&E and Web television networks. March 12, 2014.Goyau, Georges. "French Revolution". The Catholic Encyclopedia.Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. March 14. 2014