French American Revolution
1)In a three- to five-paragraph essay, answer the following question: Which revolution, the French or the American, more completely embodied the spirit of the Enlightenment? Support your argument with historical evidence.
2)Write two letters to the editor of a newspaper in the American colonies in 1774:
One letter should be from the perspective of a male plantation owner in the Southern colonies who supports the American Revolution.
The second letter should be from the perspective of a free African American woman living in the North who is skeptical about the American Revolution.
In your letters, describe your perspective on the prospect of an independent United States of America. Support your letters with historical facts and describe why you feel as you do about independence. (10 points)
