The Deep Roots Of Revolution

“Ideology and Mutual Suspicions” by Bernard Bailyn claimed that colonists wanted a society different from the one in Great Britain. Bailyn, a Neo-Whig believed that the colonists didn’t want the whole hierarchy that was passed down through generations like the British had. They wanted a society where hard work, skill, and talent was the only way to succeed. In the text, Bailyn claims that the hierarchy in Great Britain was threatening the liberties of both the colonists and the British. The cause of the revolution was to gain that liberty back.

The American Revolution had a very intense fundamental change on American society between the years 1775 to 1800. The thirst for independence resulted in the revolution which caused many political, social, and economic changes. When the revolution began, the people were drowning in jingoism, and after the seven years of fighting for our independence, several changes had to be made. Although some political, social, and economic parts of society seem to have remained the same, America experienced drastic fundamental changes throughout these years and set the standards for even more changes to come.

Due to the growing economic activity in the colonies both locally and amongst each other as well as all of the external trade, the local and colonial

In contrast to Britain, the colonists believed in direct representation which is representation in government by having someone from a certain region represent that area. British government or Parliament believed in virtual representation

Under the tyranny of Great Britain the colonist faced many hardships placed onto them by the parliament. Unconstitutional taxes were implemented for no reason other than to increase Britain’s revenue. In addition laws that disregarded man's’ natural rights were enforced by Britain onto the colonists. And because of these reasons the American colonist were justified for separating from Great Britain by declaring independence.

In The Magna Carta it says “No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.” (The Magna Carta). This shows that the colonist did not want to fully separate from the British so much, and they just wanted to have their freedoms and to stop being pushed around by the King. That they used the same freedoms that were in The Magna Carta, in the

During the mid-1700’s, British American Colonists were questioning their place under the British crown. The Colonists were proud to be part of the British Empire, especially after the recent victories of the French and Indian war, which gave the colonist a sense of pride and patriotism. However, British Parliament began to pass legislation that had laid a burden on the Colonists, as well as oppression. The Colonists began to question the power of the Crown, whether the idea of a Monarchy was a primitive style of government. They believed officers passing/enforcing laws were neglecting the authority of the King, which lead some radical Whigs to accuse the King of being an incompetent enforcer of human rights. Bridges built between the colonist and the mother country were beginning to deteriorate as colonist began to realize that the King was not concerned about the interests and concerns of the colonies. This would eventually lead to protests and a movement to establish a government that was influenced by the people of the colonies and not by civilians of the mother country.

Great Britain’s increasing inequitable treatment of the colonies began to resemble more of a tyrannical regime that the colonists escaped from when they left Europe . Ultimately, the more unjustified legislative acts Britain tried to enforce, the more the colonists realized their need to separate from them in order to become a more exceptional

When the colonist first settled in 1607 King George III didn’t really pay that much attention. During this time of salutary neglect, the colonist allowed themselves to develop at their own pace and self-govern themselves. In 1763 Britain tightened up on the colonist by increasing taxes. In 1765 there was an act placed on the colonist called the Quartering Act that the colonist had to house British soldiers and accommodate their needs and provide food for the British soldiers in the area. In 1761 the saying "Taxation without Representation is tyranny," was attributed by James Otis reflected the resentment of the American colonist on being taxed by England.

Mercantilism is an economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests. In this system, the British colonies were moneymakers for their country. The British put restrictions on how their colonies spent their money so that they could control their economy. British put limits on what goods to produce, who to trade with and they even made a tariff which means taxes on imported goods. It made people buy only British goods and not from other countries. Between 1651 and 1673, the English Parliament passed four Navigation Acts meant to ensure the proper mercantilist trade balance. The acts declared the following: Only English colonial ships could carry cargo between imperial ports. Certain

The 1960s were a decade of era-defining significance, the start of a counter-culture revolution, and a time when young people stood up and made their voices heard. The exhibition You Say You Want a Revolution portrays this through five years of influential music, art and design, film, fashion and politics. The late 1960s saw young people rebelling and using their voice to say there is more to life than money, work and war. They created an underground movement and rebellion, challenging outdated norms and expectations, that has in turn shaped the way we live today. The aim of the exhibition as described by the V&A, was for visitors to consider how the way we live today and how we see the future, has been influenced by the “finished and unfinished revolution of the time” (V&A web). Having said this, it is not clear what they are suggesting by the “unfinished revolution”. Could it be that because it is still recent history and many of the artifacts are still commonly found, such as the album covers, that the ideologies of that time are still prevalent today? Furthermore, the exhibition glamorises the sixties, and puts an upbeat spin on most of the exhibits. It is only the last room, where there was a display of law and order, and the displays of the Vietnam war and Paris rebellion, that hints that the world was not as free and liberal. This shows another side of the 1960s where the establishment angered the youth. Similarly, the viewer is left asking, how much revolution and

According to William Baker, Mercantilism played a huge role in facilitating the trade system practiced between the 16th and 18th century. Hence, Mercantilism was used to justify the role that slavery played in enhancing European wealth. Slavery was reinforced through the Englishmen concepts that saw them superior compared to the Africans, they associated Africans strange culture with their

Chinese Emperor Mao Zedong once said “If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.” (1) This quote means that people who want to speak about real life experiences need to experience life for themselves. Indirectly, the knowledge of a person cannot be measured by the standard and perception of society due to the simple fact what that most people learn at a different pace. In addition, the capacity, how and what a person is able to learn is how we should measure how smart they are, not how well they are able to memorize a specific set of information. One cannot base the true meaning and value upon life itself, with the basis of other people’s opinion. Author and psychologist Jean Piaget saw this to be true and developed the Social Cognitive theory. Primarily, this was a case study; Piaget was working as an understudy for a French psychologist. The studies then lead to the beginning of a new known study by newfound psychologist Jean Piaget, he named his work, the social Cognitive theory. The social cognitive theory was used to determine the mental state and capacity of the mentally ill, and its study and development lead to the revolution of case studies around the world. Jean Piaget is the innovator who developed such a trusting and reliable study to help increase knowledge of human

Pushkin is the highest expression of spiritual power and tremendous creative forces of the Russian nation. Maxim Gorky once called him “a man with a perfectly amazing talent”, and Belinski sees in him the greatest achievement of Russian artistic thought. The life and work of Pushkin characterized the Russian era of 30s of the 19th century. The poet expresses the entire progressive thought in feudal Russia in the first half of the 19th century. Pushkin developed his work in an era characterized by the bourgeois-democratic movements and bourgeois national revolutions worldwide.

•     An imperial enthusiasm – the British found out that they could grow rich from the trade with their colonies. As a result it led to a constant, unending search for new markets for British products, new trading centres and eventually, new lands to settle their surplus criminals and poor, unemployed citizens.