Social And Political Changes During The Early American Revolution

The American Revolution was a true revolution in the sense that the existing governing authority was abolished and a new one created for the former colonists of the original 13 American colonies. The end of monarchial rule, the exodus of Loyalists, the rise of colonial institutions, and establishment of sovereignty all clearly prove this revolutionary transformation. The authority of the monarch King George III was abolished as the ruling authority over the colonies with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Around the time of independence and in the years to follow, Loyalists, derided as Tories, lost property and hometowns as they were driven out or attacked by Patriots, removing many influential colonists from leadership positions. In

By 1775 the relationship attitude of the American colonist towards the British led to the American Revolution. Leading up to this event we can trace back to 1763 when British leaders began to try take control of the colonist. The British had set up a policy prohibiting people to settling in the west. Throughout the years the American colonists have changed their attitudes towards the British politically, economically, and socially by the 1775. Politically the British and the colonies were loyal and support to each other between 1700-1763.

The first main cause contributing to the Revolution can be cited as the imposition of various harsh acts and taxes to generate more revenue from the American colonies in order to meet the expenses of the French-Indian wars. Sugar Act, Stamp Act, etc. are some examples of these acts. With these impositions of such unacceptable acts, the unrest in the colonies started brewing which ultimately led to the great Revolt. Boston Massacre was another important reason/cause and contributing factor behind The American Revolution. All these causes were fuelled by the fact that no representatives were allowed to represent American colonies to raise their voice in the British parliament, and their needs were continually suppressed by the British administration.

In Modern times , American politics are very contentious and are disputed often and publicly. In 1700’s and 1800’s the country was divided from a political standpoint, much like it is today. On one half of the country you had the democratic southern farmers and in the north you had the republican industrial. Theses group were divided on the countries most controversial issues. The democrats were rooted in the slave trade, believed in a “strict” interpretation of the constitution and Nullifcation, and also want to secede for the union for unfair texting.

One of the events leading up to the American revolution was the Stamp Act. Parliament taxed everything that was paper, marriage licenses, playing cards etc., but anybody who didn’t live in actual Great Britain was not allowed to vote for anybody in parliament even though they were a citizen of empire, they had to live in the country itself. That was called taxation without representation. This was also the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. They colonies went to violence; Parliament then decided to repeal the Stamp Act and put out the Declaratory Act.

Authorities are often corrupt and rebellion is required for progress. The American Revolution in 1775 was in response to a number of grievances made by their mother country, Britain. After the Seven Years war, some of which was fought on American soil, the British thought it would only be right to make the colonist pay for this war, even though they aren’t the ones that wanted or antagonized this war. Nonetheless the British taxed them heavily and put forth a number of acts, including the quartering act.

With confidence and victory in the air the Americans had ended the Revolutionary War. They had hope for freedom, economic independence, proper representation, equality, and an independent government free from tyranny. As years passed, citizens would find that their new independent country would not become the one promised by the outcome of the American Revolution. Although there were many political, economic, and social changes, both good and bad, from the 1820s to 1876 American would not see improvement towards the country they had hoped for until the Civil War era.

In this unit, we had learned about the American Revolution. Some of the major topics we covered were the role of women, the role of slaves, the role of Native Americans, the roles of France, the life as a soldier and some of the major battles. The woman often held and engaged in boycotts, they were cooks/nurses in the army, some were spies and one woman named Deborah Sampson dressed up as a man to help fight in the army. The slaves ran away from their colonial masters to join as a Britain soldier because if they did they were promised freedom after the war. The free Africans had tried to promote that colored people should be freed by joining the colonist's side.

American Revolution Suppose the British had not taxed the colonies to raise money to pay for the wars. Would there still have been an American Revolution? Taxes were not the only problem between the colonists and Britain. The colonists were used to governing themselves. The 13 colonies were too far away and would have become too large for England to control.

Background to the Revolution: The Colonial Environment From what I understood is behind each governor stood the power and majesty of the British king and Parliament. Most of these colonial legislatures had an upper house selected by the governor and a lower house elected by the people. The upper house, often referred to as the Governor's Council, represented the interests of the governor and the empire to the lower house and to the people of the colony and the lower house, frequently called the House of Representatives, the House of Burgesses, or simply the Assembly, used the "Power of the purse" to control and limit the independence of colonial governors. In almost every colony, the people's representatives gained the upper hand over the governor and his council. Background to the Revolution: First Steps Toward Independence Misinterpretation of motives, overreaction on both sides, and the difficulties of transatlantic communication led first to heated rhetoric and then to a spiral of threats and violence that neither side knew how

Prior to the American Revolution, history had shown cases of tyrannical governments taking advantage of the people. In most cases these tyrannical governments were shown no mercy and many times they were overthrown. For the American Colonies and the British Government this was completely different. It was different in the way that the American Colonies had shown great dislike for the lack of representation, taxes, and its plain disrespect from its mother land.

In stage one of a revolution, the problems normally do exist, but most people can’t see them, and some don't acknowledge them. In this stage, the government is normally has a lot of debts and is not doing so well with their economy. This makes the government want more money. They get this money by increasing the taxes to the people. In this stage there is also a lot of class inequality.

Another factor was political. The Revolution had started in New England and at the time, they were the only colonies that had directly felt the blunt of British tyranny. Virginia was the largest British colony and deserved recognition and New England needed Southern support. Over 200 years ago, the philosopher Adam Smith made a remarkable prediction, he claimed that America would become an extensive nation which seems very likely to become one of the greatest and most honorable that was in the world. It would take nearly two centuries for the prophecy of Adam Smith to be fully realized, and it was only during the 20th century that the empire will become truly a global phenomenon.

The American Revolution I think it’s expected that countries will have different perspectives on events in history. In America, we may have a completely different view of current and historical topics taking place in different parts of the world. After reading about the American Revolution from all sides of the world, the word revolution had a greater meaning and I noticed it wasn’t just a revolution for America, but for many parts of the world as well. British textbooks appeared to be biased towards America, even saying, “If a collection of American colonists could defeat the British, the world must be upside down!”(Lindaman and Ward 38). Although that’s not defending America’s clear bias view on British actions during the revolution, which

American Revolution While reading the article “The American Revolution” and watching the video “making a Revolution”, I learn that revolutions have many different interpretations but some people though it is just a change of government. Revolution is not a change of government but it is a fundamental change in the society and social relationships. Revolution is not a simple thing. The Americans in the 1760s, 1770s were ripe for the revolution. At that that people loved to be English.