Which statement helps explain how America avoided the violent excesses of the French Revolution?
A) American revolutionary principles were essentially unimportant to the actual conflict.
B) The American Revolution brought very little social change.
C) The abundance of cheap, available land served as a safety valve for economic discontent.
D) The nation's political democracy generated widespread consensus.
E) The American aristocracy was socially enlightened.

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The availability of cheap land in America provided a release valve for economic discontent, allowing people to move west and start anew rather than resorting to violent revolution. This was not present in France, where land was scarce and highly regulated.

Which Statement Helps Explain How America Avoided the Violent Excesses