Was The American Revolution Revolutionary

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American Revolution was not revolutionary; it was a mere war for independence. Americans felt outrage, as they were under the same rule of law that haunted them before. Many American elites had negative notions on democracy in which the elites would be the ruling class. There were many problems leading up to the war and even after the war stemming from economic, social to political. Many colonialists had their reservations of breaking away from Britain; however, many were swayed by writings of enlightenment thinkers such as Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense” with the ideas of “Popular Sovereignty” and republicanism which helped convince some of the neutral colonists into taking arms in the name of a republican government. While others

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