在阅读完李剑鸣教授的文章《“危机”想象与美国革命的特征》后,让笔者对美国革命的产生与发展有了一个全新的认识,对于普通民众在革命中的作用也更加希望作一个进一步的探讨。本文的目的就是强调“普通民众”这一群体的重要性。文章在界定了普通民众即白人选民这一范围的情况下,从普通民众的社会地位、政治参与以及对在美国革命中的作用出发,逐步论证其在美国革命中的重要性。 After reading the article “Crisis” and “Imagination and the Characteristics of the American Revolution” by Professor Li Jianming, the author has given us a new understanding of the emergence and development of the American revolution and is even more hopeful for the ordinary people’s role in the revolution. A further discussion. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of the “ordinary people” group. In the context of defining the scope of ordinary people, that is white voters, the article begins with demonstrating the importance of the ordinary people in the American revolution based on their social status, political participation and their role in the American Revolution.