The American Revolution: Radical Or Radical?

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The American Revolution ignited democratic rule in nations and spread through the whole world. The American Revolution was definitely different from other revolutions in many ways. It was radical in that the causes of it were for new ideas like their ideas on equality, that all men are created equal, and are given the right to live and pursuit of happiness. Although the American Revolution was radical than any other revolution that had occurred previously. it was more conservative than it was radical. The early Americans implemented the belief that all men were created equal, yet ironically they continued their practice of slavery and still discriminated against women.