Answer to Question #239932 in History for NTSOKOLO SOLOMON

Question

Do you think that the rights of “equality, liberty, and fraternity [to meet freely as a group]” in the American Revolution (c. 1765-1784) and the French Revolution (1789-1799) included everyone, or did it exclude some people? Discuss in relation to gender and race

Answer 1

In my view, equality, liberty, and fraternity were not achieved in the American Revolution (c. 1765-1784) the French Revolution (1789-1799) because there was racial and gender-based discrimination. In both cases, black people and other racial minorities were denied their civil rights and inclusion time of revolution. The racial ministries were assigned passive duties and restricted from participating in economic and political activities like the whites. On the other hand, women were not given equal opportunities with men to participate in revolutionary activities; instead, they were restricted to doing domestic duties at home. Women did not enjoy civil rights and the freedom to contribute to the revolutions as men.