The significance of the American Revolution
to world history cannot be
emphasized
enough. As the first successful independence movement of a European colony, the
rebellion helped shape the thoughts of other, later movements.
Think for a moment
about how history would have been changed if the American Revolution hadn't
happened. Do you think there was anything the colonists
or the British government
could have done differently to avoid the
revolution? What would our
world possibly look
like today if the original 13 colonies hadn't rebelled?