Revolution occurred in England's American colonies in 1775, in the nation of France in 1789, in the nation of Russia in 1917, and in other lands at other times. Each is different in the details of results, motives, and methods, but they're alike in producing big changes.
America's revolutionary war of 1775-1783 ended English rule and began a whole new nation. The people central to the War of Independence and the founding of the new nation are called (in American history): The Founders.
The Founders at Home links the homes of these American founders with their ideals - the kind of life they valued for themselves and visualized for their fellow Americans. George Washington's home was not ostentatious but rather comfortable. That of Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, was "breathtaking."
Understanding the vision of these individuals may reveal reasons why the American revolution was different in substantial ways from other revolutions.
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