... of Confederation proposed no strong centralized government. After being reviewed by 55 delegates, the idea was rejected, and the United States Constitution was established. While the idea of Enlightenment was spreading in Europe so was literacy. The French people were learning of the American rebellion against Britain, the Declaration of Independence, and the philosophies behind the Enlightenment. The French were also in a series of wars and gaining nothing but a very large ... debt adding to the debt caused by the elaborate royal lifestyle. The only people paying taxes were the bourgeo...

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