The Revolutionary War: The Impact Of The American Revolution

The American Revolution fundamentally changed American considerably politically because Americans rely on democracy rather than monarchy, socially because the roles of certain social groups experienced a nuance change, and economically because the Americans freed themselves from having to send their raw materials to England and started to manufacture their own products.

Both the British and the American colonists contributed to causing the American Revolution. The war grew out of contempt: England’s contempt for the colonies and colonial contempt for British policies. A series of actions by the British eventually pushed the colonists over the edge and towards independence. The results of the war gave many citizens a new role in society while others, like slaves, felt no change at all. This paper will examine the specific causes and effects of the American Revolution.

The American Revolution changed the American society politically in many ways such as drifting away from the Tories and tyranny (Doc. B). Also, the Native Americans were feeling left out. The American Revolution was when the Americans finally gained their independence from Great Britain and the Native Americans felt left out of the independence that the Indians thought was deserved for the Indians (Doc. E).

*These are the effects of the American Revolution. (PG. 40-41) The French and Indian War- in 1754 was the beginning of the French and Indian war. It was called like that because American colonists fought against the French and their Indian allies.

In battling the British in the Revolutionary War, the American rebels did just as the great French military and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte advised, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake”. Though there were a great deal of missed opportunities and misguided actions taken by both sides of this war, none were as great as those by the ministers in London and British Generals Howe and Burgoyne. However, of these three, one held a great deal of responsibility for Britain’s failure to suppress the American rebels by 1777. This person was indeed, General Howe.

The American Revolution was the beginning of a new country, and in result, a new people. The society of America was drastically effected, and it became very different from the other european countries. The new thinking of the citizens, and the political leaders resulted in a change in the social, political, and economic make up of American society.

The American Revolution gave the colonists their desperately desired independence from the British. It was more than a simple retaliation to British imperialism. It was the first time that any group of people had battled for independence on the grounds that the colonists did, such as constitutional rights and the rule of law. So powerful was it that it inspired other countries in the world to follow a similar path. Their mere victory was in itself a success and it had its other achievements, but it did not come without its failures as well.

The revolutionary war had revolutionary changes that affected the United States. The revolutionary war was a war against the 13 colonies and England. The war took place between 1775-1783, which was won by the 13 colonies. They named themselves the United States of America. The revolutionary war caused the breakdown between the United States and England. Which lead to break away from the England government and make their government system. The revolutionary war had the different point of views how revolutionary it was. Some historians think that the Revolutionary War was conservative which did not lead to any change because it used some same laws and rights just like gender and race equality. The second historian's perspective was that the war

It is generally agreed upon that the Revolution was guaranteed- even foretold- since the idea of settling on it was even suggested- no one can give a large group of people the idea to run themselves and still keep control from thousands of miles away. England had it, but lost that control of their child nation in 1766 when they revoked the Stamp Act and gave the colonists the notion that they had the power and authority to independently run the budding country. After being allowed this minute freedom, the colonists were not pleased with Parliament 's taxes and attempts of an iron fist hold on the Americas- and along with their opposing views on nearly everything, decided that they were no longer pleased with being considered British. Salutary neglect also contributed to the colonists ' inflated sense of pride- aptly named because at this time England 'neglected ' the colonies, giving them room for individual theories, politics, beliefs, and the abilities to run their own lives for a while. The freedom was too much for them to go back to how things were before when England decided to tighten their grip. At this time, the colonists started a war to free themselves.

With the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the revolutionary war was over, and the United States began the arduous task of rebuilding an economy held back by colonialism and destroyed by war. From the 1780s up until the 1810s, the economy was slowly growing and diversifying, the War of 1812 halted much of those advanced. The war ruined the United States economy once again, but it allowed it to grow and develop to new heights and become stronger than before the war.

In 1776, the American people declared themselves an independent nation. The American people were traumatized by the Revolution and feared a strong central government. This led to their first attempt at a government, the Articles of Confederation, which ultimately failed. After this let down of a government, the founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence, which would become the law of the American land. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were two influential individuals, who were originally involved in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Both were involved in the political side of the Revolutionary war, but when speaking of it, told alternate versions of the war. As they approached the end of their lives, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams dedicated themselves to telling extremely differentiating versions of the Revolutionary War; Jefferson focusing on the glory and Adams focusing on the hardships, while Jefferson’s version is the only one recorded in the textbooks students use today.

The events that led up to the American Revolution war were not big events but a series of small events when compounded together each created the catalyst to launch the colonists into revolt. The first of the events to create the spiral effect was the seven year war or the French and Indian War. That war was fought by British soldiers on several different continents. The biggest location was fought in the British colonies of North America. The British government wanted to expand their territory. They wanted to continue to grow the colonies from the original thirteen by conquering more land further west. The British government felt as if they were fighting this war against the Indians and the French to expand the land specifically for the

The American Revolution was an important turning point in that process as it marked the beginning of the end slavery in the northern states and, by contrast, its intensification in most of the southern states. When I think about how the Revolutionary War affected enslaved African Americans it was quite interesting. After reading the testimony of one the ex slave right around the the time of the Revolutionary War still seemed harsh. Samuel Elliot was born into slavery and was a farmer. When many of the younger guys started leaving, well to put it better starting running away to join the Union Army the masters were not happy about it. So once Samuel master heard of the details of his son along with eleven others running away he confronted him. In return, Samuel lied about knowing any details of the what was going on. Samuel stated he had to lie to prevent himself from getting killed. He was threatened constantly which made life hard for him. Then alone with the rebels stealing his turkeys and not paying for them. After the war and slaves were many of their properties, farm animals, and wagons were taken from them. This was not over a timespan, but all in one day. What was not taken off with them when they left was snatched up. When he asked Massa, are you going to take everything and leave me nothing to live on? His reply was that he had to considering they were free and that his family was needing to eat. Then suggested he go to Uncle Sam. They took the food off the table, to

The American Revolution began in April of 1775 and Shay quickly answered to the call to arms in Lexington and served for 11 days. Soon after he joined the local militia, he served as second lieutenant in a Massachusetts battalion from May to December of 1775. Later in his military career, he came to be ranked captain in the 5th Massachusetts Battalion in January of 1777. During his time serving in the military, he fought in the Battle of Lexington, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Battle of Saratoga. While the war was going on, he was injured in battle and due to that, he resigned from the military in 1780, without any amount of pay. When he returned home, he discovered he was to be brought to court for unpaid debts, which he still could

The English philosopher John Locke once said, “Where there is no property, there is no injustice”; a statement that would play a pivotal role on the American Founder’s philosophy. After the American Revolutionary war, the U.S Government, or lack of, was failing under the Articles of Confederation as the law of the land. The Founders knew they had to develop a more stable central government for fear of tearing the nation apart. The Constitution Americans abide by today was then created, but not was not a unanimous decision early on. The Founders knowingly created a republican government, other than a democracy, that would be controlled and governed by a small group of elites to protect the liberty and property of the American people.