1. French And American Revolution
During the late 1700's, two great revolutions occurred, the American Revolution and the French Revolution. ... In 1774, King Louis XVI made a decision that could have prevented the French Revolution by breathing new life into the French economy: he appointed Physiocrat Robert Turgot as Controller General of Finance. ... Turgot's successors, following a mercantilist policy of government intervention, only made the French economy worse. ... Now contrast all of this with the American Revolution, more correctly called the War for Independence. ... A war was fought to be sure, and soldier...
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