World history/WHME101/Political revolutions/American revolution

Reading

Read the below articles. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What led to the American Revolution?

• How did Enlightenment ideas influence the revolution?

• Did women benefit from the revolution?

Robert Guisepi (ed.), 'The American Revolution: The Background of the Revolution', World History International, 1999.

Robert Guisepi (ed.), 'The American Revolution continued', World History International, 1999.

Consider the following question and post a comment on WEnotes below:

• What was the international impact of the American Revolution?

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