French Revolution: Similarities Between The French And American Revolution

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Another similarity between the French and American Revolution is the influence of the Enlightenment thinker, Voltaire. His idea about everyone having the freedom of speech and freedom of religion was used in the French and American Constitution. In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen, everyone was guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of religion. In the U.S. constitution, the first amendment guarantees the unalienable rights of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, and the right to protest peacefully. As demonstrated by the example of the constitution of France and the United States, Voltaire’s idea of freedom of speech and religion influenced development in the French and American Revolution. The people