Revolutions

             Fidel Castro once said, "The Revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploitees." A revolution is a cycle of change that happens when those that are governed rebel against their leader with Enlightenment ideas. The English, French, and American Revolutions prove this to be correct because the lower classes were rebelling against their reigning monarch and wanted new freedoms, changing history forever. .
             Fighting against the British monarchy, the American colonists desired independence and formed their own country, mapping out America's future for generations to come. The colonists were ruled by England's reigning monarch, King George III. They had become fed up with the unfair taxes on common items, such as tea and sugar, so they rebelled, starting with the Boston Tea Party. The Americans had ideas of equality and freedoms. Some of these equalities included freedom of religion, free speech, and that fact that all men are created equal. The colonists changed history forever. The American Revolution benefited America today because there aren't any more unfair taxes; there isn't any more "quartering of soldiers," and many other freedoms that we, as Americans, enjoy today. This particular revolution deserves to be called a revolution because the colonists revolted against King George, planned a new country, and altered the course of history.
             Mostly because of King Louis XVI, the 3rd Estate revolted and stormed the Bastille, which helped establish "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity." The 3rd Estate was angry that the upper two classes always won the votes and had more freedom than them. The 3rd estate, which included the Jacobins, wasn't very well organized until they decided to revolt. The Jacobins wanted to be more equal to the other estates and wanted to have more rights, like freedom of speech and religion. The revolution brought Napolean Bonaparte, who brought huge changes to France, and by making later mistakes, make even more enormous changes.