French Revolution By: Tan Ly

What impact did the American Revolution have on Europe? The American Revolution, had a great impact on the Europeans. The citizens of Europe could daily read about the happenings of the American Revolution in newspapers, books, and magazines. The revolution embedded a hope for change into the minds of Europeans. Europeans believed that if the American government could be turned around through the will of the people, then the same should be possible for Europe. …

…which ended in Napoleon's defeat in April 1814. After defeat he was sent to the island of Elba, but shortly thereafter he returned to France. He then raised another army and tried to attack Britain, but was met by the opposition of British and Prussian armies, who slaughtered him and sent him to exile in Helena. This hereby ended the reign of Napoleon, and only his memory would haunt French political life for years to come.