They were all started by rebels looking to overthrow the tyranny of their current government. Side note: Almost all countries were formed by anarchists and rebels.
French yes, American no. A revolution is a restructuring of society. That happened in France with Robespierre and Napoleon, but in America the thing that changed in every day life was who taxes went...
Quite likely. So did the writings of Rousseau and Voltaire. What brought about the French Revolution however was the economic collapse of France and the resulting food shortages. It became a grass...