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place in many countries of the world, such as
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American Revolution The United States of America was formed with 13

The American Revolution was the first great states, which have increased to 50 at present.
occurrence in the world that strengthened the French Revolution
roots of democracy. The continent of America was
discovered in 1492. The Europeans settled there France was ruled by monarchy. The common
people were being suppressed by the monarch
and formed their colonies. The British too formed
13 colonies there. These colonies could make their and other influential people, so they sought to
laws, but they were under the supreme authority of limit the powers of the monarchy. The French
Revolution took place between 1789 and 1799. It
the British government. The British government
imposed heavy taxes on them and they were not started with the Storming of the Bastille in 1789
given any say in the governance. This was the when the prison at the Bastille was stormed by the
people and prisoners were set free. Only 7
reason that the British settlers in America started to
think themselves as independent people forming prisoners were found in the Bastille when it was
stormed in 1789. Later, King Louis XVI, the king
the country of America.
of France was executed in 1793. The monarchy
The three main causes that led the people to was replaced by republican form of government.
revolt were economic exploitation by the British The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
government, unwillingness of the people to pay gave the people the rights of liberty, equality and
for the British army garrisoned in American fraternity.
colonies and their willingness to participate in the
policies affecting them.
The American Revolution started with the Boston
Tea Party in 1773, when the people raised their
voice against the British monarch by throwing the
tea boxes overboard a ship. Following this, the
War of American Independence was fought
between 1775 to 1785 under the leadership of
George Washington , the President of US. In 1776,
Thomas Jefferson drew up the American
Declaration of Independence declaring all people
as equal.
Storming of the Bastille

Activity

Make a project report on how French Revolution
had deep impact on the world politics.

Boston tea party George Washington
PRACTICE OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
At the end of the war, the British were defeated.
The word ‘apartheid’ means ‘apartness’. In South
The 13 colonies together formed the United States
of America. The Constitution of America was Africa, the white people followed the policy of
written in 1787 and adopted in 1789. The most racial discrimination, called apartheid. Under this,
the black, the coloured and the Indian people
important feature of the Constitution of America is
the Bill of Rights . It gives fundamental rights to the were not allowed to vote in the elections; and
people of America. they were discriminated and limited in the use of
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