Enlightenment ideals propagated by the French were influential in causing the American Revolution, and the success of the Americans inspired the French Revolutionaries. ... While not recognized as a 'cause' of the French Revolution, it is clear that the U.S. move for Independence from Britain changed history.
You can claim to be winning a war if your casualties are much less than the casualties of the other side
The United States Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history.
The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two thirds of the State legislatures.