How Revolutionary Was The American Revolution
You have all heard about the American Revolution, but have you ever wondered why it was called “revolutionary?” In the 1760s, Parliament started taxing the colonies to pay off the huge debts they made during the Seven Years’ War. As more and more taxes and laws were passed to take the colonists’ money, they became more and more angry. Finally, the colonies revolted against their motherland. They created the Continental Congress to make their own laws. The Continental Army, led by George Washington, was created from one of these laws to defeat the British troops stationed in the colonies and to declare freedom. This brings us back to the question of just how revolutionary this war was. After extensive research, I have determined that the Revolutionary War was quite revolutionary; socially, politically, and economically.
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At the beginning of the war, the colonies were split into Patriots, Loyalists, and the African slaves. The Loyalists and most of the Africans supported the British because they believed that the British were in the right. In the middle of the war, colonies in the north were mostly inhabited by Patriots, while colonies in the south were crowded with British troops, Loyalists, and African slaves. The Patriots were slowly losing the war due to their small army, so they recruited many Africans by promising them freedom and liberty. In this way, the northern colonies started to abolish slavery before the southern colonies did (Litwack, Leon F. North of Slavery. 1961.). This changed the social classes by putting Africans on a similar level as white men. During the writing of the Declaration of Independence, some colonists thought of the idea that women should be treated on the same level as men (Adams, Abigail. March 31, 1776.) (The U.S. Const, 19th Amend. August 18, 1920.). Indeed, the Revolutionary War was quite revolutionary on the social
At the beginning of the war, the colonies were split into Patriots, Loyalists, and the African slaves. The Loyalists and most of the Africans supported the British because they believed that the British were in the right. In the middle of the war, colonies in the north were mostly inhabited by Patriots, while colonies in the south were crowded with British troops, Loyalists, and African slaves. The Patriots were slowly losing the war due to their small army, so they recruited many Africans by promising them freedom and liberty. In this way, the northern colonies started to abolish slavery before the southern colonies did (Litwack, Leon F. North of Slavery. 1961.). This changed the social classes by putting Africans on a similar level as white men. During the writing of the Declaration of Independence, some colonists thought of the idea that women should be treated on the same level as men (Adams, Abigail. March 31, 1776.) (The U.S. Const, 19th Amend. August 18, 1920.). Indeed, the Revolutionary War was quite revolutionary on the social