I would say that the best way to say it is that it is most concerned with the human: human rationality and search for pleasure and fulfillment, the way humans experience and find earthy pleasures and with the human psyche.
The American Revolution influenced the French Revolution, because it showed the French people that kings could be overthrown.
*Explanation*
Before the American Rev., the French were loyal to their rulers. Some rallied, and when a king was overthrown, most french realized it could happen in France, too.
The 15th Amendment: Allowed African men the right to vote, stating the "right to citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
