The results were surprisingly bad. <preconditions of revolution> is a little better but still not great. Here is the meat you were looking for plus some. The bottom line on revolution is that it results from scarcity compounded by corruption. The USA is in a pre-revolutionary situation today, with all the preconditions present, lacking just a precipitant.
Graphic: Pre-Conditions of Revolution
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