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Hi! Not discouraging other responses, but there have been a few threads on this that would be worth checking out
Why no Reign of Terror?
What is it about the American Revolution that allowed it to"work" when there are so many other revolutions (the French and Russian Revolutions come to mind) that end up horribly? - featuring /u/The_Alaskan
What created the sharp differences in the American , French, and Russian Revolutions? - featuring /u/blindingpain
How come the American Revolution didn't end up being a series of coups, purges and dictatorships? Like the French Revolution, or almost any other Revolution did? - a looong discussion post
Was there anything like a Reign of Terror during the American Revolution? - /u/prufrock451 discusses "terror" that did happen
Of possible tangential interest, some related posts contrasting the impacts of the American vs French Revolution
What are the differences and/or the similarities between the French Revolution and the American Revolution? - /u/historyandlolz contrasts the two wrt "democracy"
Did the French Revolution actually accomplish anything? - just looking at the French Revolution, /u/Duck_of_Orleans addresses "democracy" further, /u/Ofthedoor talks more generally about the threat to monarchy
Why isn't the American Revolution considered as globally important as the French Revolution? - /u/DonaldFDraper contrasts various aspects and impacts of the two revolutions, including representation and power. Follow-up discussion in this thread Eric Hobsbawm argued that the American revolution only had a lasting impact in the U.S. and the countries immediately involved in the revolution, whereas the French revolution was "a landmark in all countries." Does this accurately describe the global significance of these two revolutions?
What did the Russian Communist revolutionaries think of the French and American revolutions, and what sort of influences/lessons did they draw from them? - /u/kieslowskifan describes how the two revolutions were regarded by the Bolsheviks/USSR