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DBQ #1 : Political, Social and Economic effects of the American Revolution

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The American Revolution was fought from 1775 to 1783, between [former] colonies and british soldiers. The revolution was fought so that the colonist could get from under the british government which they felt was overbearing and had been misusing their powers. The revolution which ended in seventeen eighty-three with the signing of the treaty of Paris. The former colonies where now their own individual entity, they were now Americans; living in the newly renamed United States. Post- American Revolution things in the states changed, drastically in some areas and not so drastically in other areas. Politically the states became polar opposites than that of the political system they had previously been following; these new thoughts were …show more content…

The republicans had been the main people to push for adding a bill of rights to the Constitution before it was ratified. Both of these political parties had the same overall goal, however they had different views on various topics and problems. For example one of the the Federalist view was that the elite were the important ones, only about 105 of the population knew what it took to run a government. The Republican view on the other had was that the nation should be a mainly agricultural focused nation, because farmers were in many ways some of the smartest business mem. They had to plan for the future, know how to earn a living, have good communication with others for trade, etc. The opposition that often took place between these two groups and between men of the government , at times caused problems but also sometimes lead to brilliant outcomes or solutions. An example of a brilliant outcome that was the offspring of a heated battle or argument would be the Great Compromise. The Great Compromise was a proposal that solved many problems that the delegates of the Constitutional Convention, the main one being representation. This proposal would give all states representation in the lower house based solely on population, each slave would count as three-fifths of a person. And the upper house would represent each state equally with two delegates per state. This compromise demonstrated that the American people were willing to succeed and form a

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