[Redbob]

I'm no historian, but I think there were some major differences between the way we conducted our revolution and the way the French conducted theirs.

Just for starters, we avoided the murderous mobs, kangaroo courts, and wholesale executions that were hallmarks of the French affair.
Then we set up an actual government that continues to this day, instead of going through various "emperors" and other despots.
Finally, we've managed to to snatch our own bacon out of the fire when troubles arose - a fairly conspicuous difference from the French model.

Or have I got this all wrong?

[AnAmericanMother]

A savage cartoon from the great English caricaturist, Gillray:

[gcruse]

Just for starters, we avoided the murderous mobs,
 kangaroo courts, and wholesale executions that were hallmarks of the French affair.

That's probably because, as I have been convinced by
another freeper, ours was a war of independence, not
a revolution.  We were not at war with an entrenched
government run by other Americans.