The ppt on the age of revolutions includes information about American war of independence, American and french revolution.

1. THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS
BY- MEGAA ROBIN
GRADE 8

2. OUTLINE
• Revolution.
• The American War Of Independence.
• The French Revolution

3. REVOLUTION
• The revolutions that occurred in the late 18th
century introduced ideas of equality, freedom &
democracy to the western world.
• The American revolution was one of the earliest
revolutions which took place in the modern
world.
• Further the French revolution was the result of
social, religious & economic injustices that
ended the monarchy.

4. THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
• Here thirteen British colonies of North America
rejected the governance of the parliament of great
Britain and the British monarchy to become the
united states of America.
• The American revolution was successful due to
the Struggle by the colonies, Intolerable Acts ,
continental congress, start of military hostilities
and treaty of Paris which was signed between the
British government & the colonists.

5. RESULT OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
• The American war of independence became a
source of inspiration for other British colonies.
• The British colonies realized that they too could
form a democratically elected government.
• In 1789, George Washington was unanimously
elected as the first president of the united states
of America.

6. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
• The French revolution was started in the year
1789. It created both a new political & social
order in France.
• It is considered as the major turning point in
European political and social history.

7. FRENCH SOCIETY BEFORE THE REVOLUTION
• Before the revolution, the French society was arranged in order of rank and
was divided into three main classes called Estates.

8. CAUSES FOR FRENCH REVOLUTION
• Philosophers such as Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau played
a major role in revolutionary movement.
• French soldiers who fought in American revolution were inspired
by its success and motivated them for French revolution.
• The immediate cause was collapse of the government finances.
• Reign of Louis XIV, King Louis XVI and economic bankruptcy
led to initiate the French revolution.
• The king was not answerable to the people, but his words was
law.

9. CAUSES FOR FRENCH REVOLUTION….
• Due to economic bankruptcy, government forced to raise new taxes.
• Moreover, administration was corrupted and the officials were not worried
about the welfare of the people.
• Entire burden of taxation fell on third estate people including for basic
necessities.
• Middle class people were deprived from their political rights.

10. EVENTS OF THE FRENCHREVOLUTION
The events occurred during French revolution are as mentioned below:
 Tennis court oath.
 Storming of the bastille.
 Declaration of the rights of man.
 Destruction of the old regime.

11. RESULTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
• It marked the end of absolute monarchy and a
republic was established in France.
• Liberty, equality & fraternity became the guiding
principles of the French republic.
• A democratic government was established .
• New reforms were introduced for the welfare of
the people.
• The revolution led to the rise of napoleon
Bonaparte as the emperor of France.

12. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
• He was born in 1769 on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
• In 1785 napoleon was commissioned as lieutenant in the
French army.
• Through his military exploits, Napoleon became the emperor
of France and dominated most part of the Europe by 1810.
• In 1805, napoleon defeated the combined force of Austria &
Russia at the battle of Austerlitz.

13. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
• In 1813 the major European power defeated napoleons forces at
Leipzig.
• The coalition defeated napoleon and exiled him to the island of Elba.
• He fought the battle of waterloo in 1815 by gathering a
small army after being exiled, but he was defeated.
• He spent his last six years under British supervision on
the island of st Helena.
• Napoleon Bonaparte died in 1821.

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