>the American '''''''''''''''''''''''''''Revoluti

why is it called a revolution when it was actually a revolt

>>1925213
sounds cooler

>A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental change in political power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time when the population rises up in revolt against the current authorities.
Fucking idiots

>United
>States
>of America

>>1925199
replaced a constitutional monarchy with a constitutional republic, with far better guarantees of rights, and far better public participation in government

>>1925277
local governance of states/colonies changed little pre and post war. the war was more about the elimination of a foreign (i know i'm stretching the meaning of the word here) power than replacing it. the central government under the articles of confederation was so weak it might as well have not existed

>>1925312
That is true, but within a few generations there was a huge cultural shift over who should be in power and why.