When the Revolutionary War occurred, that was when America started to try and break away from Britain. With that happening, more action started to escalate - war after war along with acts being put into place, such as the Boston Massacre, Shot heard around the world, Stamp Act and Townshend Acts. The American colonists were justified in waging and breaking away from the British because it was war after war that the colonists weren’t recovering from past wars because so many of their soldiers were dying or wounded. For example, after the Boston Massacre the colonists wanted nothing to do with the British.
Thomas Paine's common sense pamphlet was influential and had a crucial part in the American Revolution. The american revolution was started for a number of reasons, but I think it was mostly because of the Townshend Acts. These acts were what caused the colonists to act against the British, one of the most popular acts that the colonists rebelled against was called the Tea Act. these Townshend Acts were made to fix Britain's debt in the British East India company. These Townshend Acts put a tax on imported goods like glass, paint, oil, paper and tea, making merchants make less of a profit getting the colonists angry.
One loud shot was fired, leaving everyone with the question of “who fired first,” The Revolutionary War had begun. The American colonist were unquestionably right in waging war and breaking away from Britain. The colonist no longer wanted to be under Britain's strong mercantilist. Conflict had rose between the mother country and the colonist. The American colonist were justified in waging and breaking away from Britain because of taxes, treatment, and mercantilism.
In 1775 the British believed that they could beat the colonists quickly, considering they had more resources, more money, an army, and outnumbered them 6 to 1, but they were wrong. They still got fought into a stalemate in the North after 5 years! After losing the battle of Saratoga, the british feared French intervention. Therefore, they had to take the South, before it was to late to win the war. They believed that there were Loyalists down there that would rise up, rally together, and fight with the British army, if only they came down.
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, granting America its independence. Eight years prior, the American Revolutionary War began and many reasons can be offered as to why it began. The war began in 1775 because of the Shot Heard ‘Round the World. Leading up to the war, Britain employed many taxes on the colonists to pay for the debt the French and Indian War brought. The taxes were outrageous and the colonists responded poorly.
To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? The American Revolution was something that is greatly praised in modern day North America. How did we get here? How did we get to become ONE nation under God?
The Revolutionary War wasn’t revolutionary because even though the British didn’t have control over the colonies, a lot of ideas and motives stayed the same. In document 6 where the African American valedictorian is giving his speech, he says he has no future because if he wants to get a job, white people won’t accept him. This was the same way they treated the slaves & African Americans when Great Britain had control over the colonies. Also in document 7 where Abigail Adams wrote about how the women should matter & not just the men. Women could not vote, be in the military, be part of government issues, be part of the government, etc.
The question is how the revolutionary war changed America. The American Revolution instigated much change within the newly independent nation, particularly political and social, and to a lesser extent, economically. Although there was a slow change in America socially there was a lot of change politically the colonist rebelled against the king. America had some social change women, and slaves experienced change in society as women gained more freedoms and many slaves were set free. Overall, our nation experienced the majority of its change politically, and social issues, but change was still seen to a lesser extent economically.
Soon after the Seven Years’ War, the British and the colonists learned that victory came with a rather expensive price (Kennedy, Cohen, & Bailey, 2010). Great Britain tightened its grip on the colonies in North America, expecting colonists to pay for their financial struggles. In order to make colonists pay for the war, Great Britain reminded the North American colonies who had authority by controlling the colonists to submit to various ordinances ratified by British Parliament. This action only showed that arrogance leads to rebellion socially, economically, and politically. Socially, a lack of communication between Great Britain and the North American colonies was to blame for the Revolutionary War.
You can tell these are different social classes because of some people wearing fancy wigs and others wearing no shoes. This proves that the American Revolution was revolutionary because after the revolution people are starting to disregard social classes and are starting to treat everyone equally. In modern day American people no longer care about the social class of one another, they just treat each other as equals. The War of Independence was indeed revolutionary because it’s ideas helped bring equality to women and African Americans, it paved the way for many great political changes and because it influenced many social changes.
Introduction The American Revolution began in 1775 when rising tensions between the British and the American colonists escalated beyond repair. The American colonists had become fed up with the way the British ruled over the colonies, they felt they needed more direct action than what could be provided by the British monarchy that was 3,000+ miles away. Many of the colonists wanted freedom of religion and judicial freedom.
1 Before, During, and After the American Revolution The American Revolution was a major event for the founding of the United States of America. The events leading up to it, during it, and even after it had major effects on the foundation of this country. During the years of 1754-1763 the French and Indian War was a war between the British Empire and their Native allies and the French Empire and their Native allies.
The Revolution changed the life of virtually every American. As a result of the long struggle against British rule, the public sphere, and with it the right to vote, expanded markedly. Bound labor among whites declined dramatically, religious groups enjoyed greater liberty, blacks mounted a challenge to slavery in which many won their freedom, and women in some ways enjoyed a higher status. On the other hand, for Indians, many Loyalists, and the majority of slaves, American independence meant a deprivation of freedom.
Jake Adams Professor Stickel History 201 January 23 2016 The American Revolution The Revolutionary War was a battle for independence from the Crown of Great Britain that begun in 1775. The war was fought between the thirteen colonies and the empire of King George III. Disputes between the crown and the colonies began in 1763, shortly after the Seven Years War. Great Britain found itself greatly in debt after turned to the colonies for funding. Although a push for independence was inevitable, there were many key factors that expedited hostilities between the two nations.
The main difference between the American and French Revoultion was that one successfully converted to a democratic government and one did not. The French Revolution was not successful in forming a democratic government due to France’s history of a monarchy, economic issues and divison among its’ people. Unlike America, France had a long history of sole rulers and dictatorship which made the change to a democratic government much more difficult and ultimately impossible. America’s motto of “all men are created equal” (Doc A) was the complete opposite of France’s dividing estate class system. The third estate consisted of peasents, common people and the bourgeoisie, the second estate belonged to the Nobles, and the first was the home to the Clergy.
