From dragonwriter's post elsewhere in the comments:

> Americans sometimes forget that what we call our “revolution” was not an anti-elite revolution but an elite-led regional separatist movement coordinated by the local governments acting in concert, and so avoided many of the challenges found in genuine revolutions.

A big part is that it was not a social revolution. Nor did it seek much material restribution which is a feature of many revolts and rebellions.

After the war, Americans ended up with a government and distribution of material wealth very similar to what they had before.

Because the American revolution was not a “revolution”, it was a split between the highest levels of management in the US and the higher level management in England. It was like PayPal spinning out of EBay.