In the United States, most financing for presidential campaigns comes directly from "political parties", although it should be noted that this comes from many individual donors.
Long term causesThe Enlightenment was a movement in Europe towards 'rational' understandings of the mechanisms of every aspect of human civilization.
The French support of the American revolution for independence.<span>Long
</span>Class injustice in which the powerful who controlled the goods became even more powerful.
Louis XV, the king prior to the revolution, had been largely irresponsible, and took advantage of the prosperity of France.
Short term causesAlthough it can be a long term cause the war debt caused affected the taxation.
Several bad harvest caused for the food supply to be affected.<span>
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It was John Adams who passed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
