the american revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change.it was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in france and russia, when both were already independent nations.significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. what happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. during the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.

　　美国革命其实并不算是一场革命，因为它并未导致完全的和彻底的变化。这次革命并不是对政治和社会框架的一次突然和猛烈的颠覆，象后来在已经是独立国家的法国 和俄国所爆发的革命那样。革命带来了重大的变化，但并非翻天覆地，所发生的只是进化 的加速，而不是一场彻底的革命;在冲突期间，人们仍然上班、做礼拜、结婚、玩耍.多数人并没有受到实际战斗的严重影响. 许多较闭塞的社区对这场战争几乎一无所知。