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How Did The American Revolution Change Today

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The American Revolution was a major building block into forming the country as we know it today. The American Revolution began with “Tensions over the British effort to preserve its empire at the expense of American freedoms.” (Shi, Tindall, 108) Revolutionary is defined as, “constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change.” (Merriam-Webster) The revolution changed many things, many of which we can still relate to today. The major changes that occurred were women’s rights, slavery, freedom of speech, and social relations. These 4 topics all drastically changed in America and shaped the United States as we know it today.
Socially before the revolution people would stay in their own “class”. These Classes were based on wealth and sometimes religion. A drawing by Benjamin Latrobe in 1779 shows …show more content…

Many Indians, Africans, and Europeans were still in bondage and were being forced to work without their consent. The treatment of these slaves was terrible. “One slave trader reported that Negroes were ‘so wilful and loth to leave their own country, that they have often leap'd out of the canoes, boat and ship into the sea, and kept under water til they were drowned.’” (Zinn) Slaves were treated more like animals than humans before the revolution. The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal” (Doc B- Declaration of Independence) This was a turning point for the slaves that were in America. The abolition of slavery began in 1777 and America was slave free in 1865. (Doc. K) The American revolution opened people’s eyes to how God created all man equal and how slaves were unfairly treated.” Also in 1808, the U.S constitution states that “Migration or Importation of such … shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight” (Doc J) Slavery was abolished after the revolution and many people began to have a more liberal point of

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