The American and the French revolutions had many similarities and differences. One similarity being is that they both wanted to escape the rule of their King. Second, they both started by an uprising of people against unfair taxation by the monarchy. The French peasants were not represented by the Parliament.
The main difference betwwn the French and the American Revolution is that, fortunately, no "Reign of Terror" existed at the American Revolution. The main similarity is that both the American Revolution and the French Revolution were sparked because of the Enlightenment ideas.
