Mostly because it led to the French Revolution due to the French crown's bankruptcy and the ideology that was dominant. Viewed in isolation, it was not all that bad. Its consequences throughout the world, on the other hand, for a people to throw off their sovereign and be successful as a result.
I see. I think they would have gone broke anyway and the French revolution would have happened around a similar time regardless, but I could be wrong about that.
Some historians indeed believe that the French Revolution was inevitable. And this is one of the subjects where the more you learn about it, the less you know and understand.
But it's certainly possible things would not have happened the same way without the near-bankruptcy and the ideological inspiration provided by the American revolution - though they made a mighty mess of it. Hell, even as it is, it appeared very contingent.
I listened to the podcast series 'Revolutions' by Mike Duncan and season 3 (iirc) is about the French revolution. It was really good. Duncan is a lefty but he seems to have kept his bias out of it for the most part, but I'm looking for more good content about this topic.
How is the American revolution the cause of our problems?
Mostly because it led to the French Revolution due to the French crown's bankruptcy and the ideology that was dominant. Viewed in isolation, it was not all that bad. Its consequences throughout the world, on the other hand, for a people to throw off their sovereign and be successful as a result.
I see. I think they would have gone broke anyway and the French revolution would have happened around a similar time regardless, but I could be wrong about that.
Some historians indeed believe that the French Revolution was inevitable. And this is one of the subjects where the more you learn about it, the less you know and understand.
But it's certainly possible things would not have happened the same way without the near-bankruptcy and the ideological inspiration provided by the American revolution - though they made a mighty mess of it. Hell, even as it is, it appeared very contingent.
Any suggested readings about this topic?
I listened to the podcast series 'Revolutions' by Mike Duncan and season 3 (iirc) is about the French revolution. It was really good. Duncan is a lefty but he seems to have kept his bias out of it for the most part, but I'm looking for more good content about this topic.