SPAN 1101 Chapter : Capitulo Tres
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American & french revolutions: american revoluiton, britain"s problems, role of parliament. Issues: needed to pay for the navy, and subsidized soldiers. So they needed to collect taxes more efficiently: want americans to pay more for their own defense, beginning in 1764, parliament tried finding a way to tax the americans. Impact on europe: political contracts could no longer work, state constitutions, dec. of ind. June 17, 1789 the third estate proclaimed itself the national assembly: concern in paris, price of bread, the national assembly believed that they could deal with the bread crisis alone. July 14, 1789 fall of the bastille. July 15, 1789 king recognizes the national assembly as the major political institution in. January 21, 1793, king"s execution: national convention, sep 1792 oct1795, april 1793 created committee of public safety (12 men), task was to defeat france"s, *maximillean robespierre, 1758-1794, *reign of terror. Directory, 1795-1799 followed the rot, and would be overthrown by.
