Date of Award
Summer 1988
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Committee Director
Norman H. Pollock
Committee Member
John Kuehl
Committee Member
Peter Stewart
Abstract
The outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 had a profound effect on the countries of the western world. In Great Britain and America initial reaction to the Revolution was overwhelmingly positive, but as the events in France became increasingly violent opinions began to diverge. This thesis examines the diverse popular reactions to the French Revolution in both Great Britain and America. The role played by the governments of these nations in shaping public opinion is considered, as are the effects of the populaces' reactions on the government's policies, which culminated in the suppression of the parliamentary reform movement in Britain and the victory of Jeffersonian-style democracy in America.
DOI
10.25777/nstk-k932
Recommended Citation
Wheless, Martha L..
"Reform and Democracy: British and American Reactions to the French Revolution, 1789-1801"
(1988). Master of Arts (MA), thesis, History, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/nstk-k932
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/history_etds/28