Revolution: Causes Of The American Revolution
The American Revolution was as a result of the colonists questioning the intrusion by Great Britain into their progress. It erupted into armed conflict in the year 1775. The political upheaval that occurred in the thirteen colonies lead to the formation of the United States of America after the British were overthrown. The armed conflict ended in 1783 but the young American nation had a bigger task to set up a government.
Independence was the beginning of America's’ problems as the country faced an uphill task of forming a government. The country was debt ridden without an effective foreign policy. The colonial master Britain expected imminent collapse from the young nation.
The Anglo-American colonists were for the idea that the government was to serve the people. This was the same idea that was held by the British monarch.
Upon the formation of the government in the year 1764 Prime Minister George Grenville passed a taxation law that was aimed to raise revenue. The stamp act was passed and …show more content…
Another ideology that spurred the American Revolution was the fear by the American to turn into what they termed as the rotten mother England. According to (Gordon 427) “the more the Americans remained under the colonial master England the higher the chance of getting contaminated”. A brochure by Thomas Paine urged the American people to replace the monarchy with a republic.
The revolution had different outcomes since not all the people favored it. The lower groups such as the slaves and the poor in the society did not feel the immediate impact of the revolution. Some religious groups such as the Anglican Church of America could not continue existing since the head of the church was under the British Monarch. Conclusively the American Revolution had effects that were felt way long into the future. It gave the American outlook as many other nations were inspired to fight for their freedom and model their governments based on the American
Independence was the beginning of America's’ problems as the country faced an uphill task of forming a government. The country was debt ridden without an effective foreign policy. The colonial master Britain expected imminent collapse from the young nation.
The Anglo-American colonists were for the idea that the government was to serve the people. This was the same idea that was held by the British monarch.
Upon the formation of the government in the year 1764 Prime Minister George Grenville passed a taxation law that was aimed to raise revenue. The stamp act was passed and …show more content…
Another ideology that spurred the American Revolution was the fear by the American to turn into what they termed as the rotten mother England. According to (Gordon 427) “the more the Americans remained under the colonial master England the higher the chance of getting contaminated”. A brochure by Thomas Paine urged the American people to replace the monarchy with a republic.
The revolution had different outcomes since not all the people favored it. The lower groups such as the slaves and the poor in the society did not feel the immediate impact of the revolution. Some religious groups such as the Anglican Church of America could not continue existing since the head of the church was under the British Monarch. Conclusively the American Revolution had effects that were felt way long into the future. It gave the American outlook as many other nations were inspired to fight for their freedom and model their governments based on the American