Imagine my horror as seeing such an awkward question. I wondered if the question was really: did French revolutionary ideas influence the American Revolution? To which I think that answer is: Slightly. More so the other way around, I think. Although, Elliot rightly points out that the influence the other way was also quite limited. The interaction seems to have been mostly superficial.
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I'm Glad to See Someone Set the Record Straight
Imagine my horror as seeing such an awkward question. I wondered if the question was really: did French revolutionary ideas influence the American Revolution? To which I think that answer is: Slightly. More so the other way around, I think. Although, Elliot rightly points out that the influence the other way was also quite limited. The interaction seems to have been mostly superficial.