a) In source one, the political revolution in American and French revolutions led to barring of old traditions of royal charisma and made ploitical authorities accountable. On the other hand, source 2 says that Fench revolution and revolution in America have thought to mark emergence of citizenship but in theiri times their lessons were inconclusive. The lessons and change were realized gradually.

b) American and French revolutions removed the weight of tradition and troyal charisma and held political authorities accountable to a community of citizens

c) Within empires spaces outside Europe it was unclear whether the idea of individual rights was a necessary revolution or restricted to a certain area of the world.

Explanation:

a) Refer to following lines from source 1: " the American and French revolutionaries expanded the whole horizon of the age, opening a path of linear progress, grounding social relations for the first time on the principle of formal equality, lifting the weight of tradition and royal charisma, and instituting a system of rules that made those in political authority accountable to a community of citizens"

Refer to following lines from source 2: " The French revolution and those in North and South America have been transformed into founding myths in their respective countries and are thought to mark the emergence of citizenship, of national economies, of the very idea of the nation. But in their own time, the revolutions’ lessons were inconclusive

b) Refer to the following: "lifting the weight of tradition and royal charisma, and instituting a system of rules that made those in political authority accountable to a community of citizens"

c) Refer to the following: "and within empires’ spaces overseas it was unclear whether the idea of [individual rights] would be a contagious proposition or one [restricted to] a select few. ."

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