The American Revolution and the Civil War expanded democratic principles by espousing the value of freedom.
The American Revolution was fought by the American colonists in order to win their freedom from the British who were ruling by decree.
This showed that democratic principles of popular sovereignty were being fought for. The American Civil War then went forward to fight for the freedom of all people regardless of skin color.
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