Political Revolutions

Common events between American and English revolution:

When we discussed:

• Taxations
• Bill of rights
• Democracy ?
• John Locke - influenced what you thought about in both revolutions

When we went through it on the board with Martin:

England	America
Tax ------> Civil war  ------>	Tax ------> Civil war  ------>
Parliament vs. Nobility Bourgeoisie vs. Nobility	Parliament vs. Nobility Bourgeoisie vs. Nobility
Military leader (Cromwell)	Military leader (Washington)
Bill of Rights	Bill of Rights
Intellectual influence -----> Hobbes + Locke	Intellectual influence -----> Paine
Limited democracy - Parliament  dominates	Limited democracy - Parliament  dominates

Tax --->

Parliament  dispute  --->

Civil disorder --->

Civil war --->

Limited democracy

MVG question in the final exam will be something about the three revolutions

• England
• America
• France

Something to do with compare and contrast. Similarities and differences.

Analyse them. Draw conclusions. Which is the most revolutionary one? Why is it so? How revolutionary were the revolutions?