Compare the outcomes of the American and French Revolutions in terms of political structure in their respective regions.

• A. The American Revolution produced a stable constitutional republic; the French Revolution resulted in cycles of republic, directory, and imperial rule, with ongoing political instability.
• B. Both regions established immediate, lasting democracies
• C. The American Revolution led to a monarchy; the French Revolution created a constitutional monarchy
• D. Both regions returned to feudal governance

Answer: (A)

When a revolution reshapes political structures, the lasting outcome depends on the institutions it builds. The American experience produced a written constitution and a system of government based on representation, separation of powers, and federalism. This created a stable constitutional republic that endured with changes in leadership but without wholesale regime upheaval. By contrast, the French Revolution swept away the monarchy and then went through a rapid sequence of governments—the republic, the Directory, and then a Napoleonic empire—leading to ongoing political instability and cycles of regime change rather than a single enduring framework. So, the correct comparison is a stable constitutional republic in America versus repeated shifts through republican, directory, and imperial rule in France. The other ideas don’t fit: neither region established lasting democracies immediately, and France did not revert to monarchy or to feudal governance in the early post-revolution period.