The American Revolution (1775-1783) refers to the time period when the thirteen established colonies rose up against the British monarchy (newworldencyclopedia.org). For years, the British had taken advantage of those who lived in the thirteen colonies by imposing extremely restrictive taxes, acts, as well as policies that gave the colonists absolutely no governing power. Instead, they were given no representation, which was only one of many reasons colonists decided that it was time for a change.
One of the reasons that the British sought to colonize was because it would allow them to increase their wealth. At first, colonists were the primary reason for the extreme growth of the British economy because of their lucrative trade system. However, that quickly came to an end after salutary neglect ended
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Women had achieved a higher position in society although relatively low compared to how far they have come today. They gained more rights such as further education and some had even been allowed to fight in the war (firstdivisionmuseum.org). Slavery also shifted during the war with over 10,000 slaves freed, mainly in the north making it less common (firstdivisionmuseum.org). There were also changes in religion. Every man was allowed to freely practice their religion without fear of persecution. After the war, there had also been a shift in the social hierarchy due to the change to republicanism and democracy in the United States (newworldencyclopedia.org). Perhaps one the most sociopolitical change that resulted from the Revolutionary War was the social contract, the idea without government, there will be chaos and in order to avoid this, people should give us some freedoms in order to live in peace along with a government (constitution.org). It is essentially the basis for our basic unalienable rights and a major factor in what we know now as the