U.S. colonies were being controlled by the British Empire and forced to pay taxes to the king. The colonies were upset that they were forced to pay these taxes, but had no voice on the government. In reality, there would’ve been no revolution had there been no French involvement. America had been left to govern itself from 1715 until 1740, called the period of “Benign neglect.” They wanted to establish their own system of government and not be controlled by an abroad nation. America had taken note on how two great historical powers, Carthage and Rome, tore each other to pieces instead of joining forces.
The Revolution changed the social rank of race and gender in America. African Americans, Native Americans, and women during the American Revolution experience a small amount of equality. There was an erosion of class differentiation because of the new ideals that the Revolution supported. Egalitarianism in America during The Revolution gradually allowed for the abolition of slavery and the equality of women in society. The Revolutionary War provided black people in America with opportunities.
The north would write books, and newspapers, and give speeches about the wrongs of slavery, but the south wasn't giving in. Though slavery wasn't abolished in the south, in the north, African Americans were given the right to vote. This cause many slaves to try to escape their owners, to get to the north, where they would be free. Because African Americans now had the right to vote, women found it unfair that they still did not have the right to vote. Many women, including Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, took action to gain their right.
Men were social ranked upon more about how hard they worked rather than financial background, but even though this happened the African slaves and Native Americans were still looked down upon as property of other men and savages, respectively. The Revolutionary war also had a major effect on the political polices in the United States. Before the war women had nearly no rights except to raise a family. After the War women
If Abe hadn’t abolished slavery, then we wouldn’t be able to have an African American president today. Abolishing slavery did not only have an impact on the slaves it effected the women and slave owners. Abolishing slavery helped the process of getting the women their rights. The way that it impacted the slave owners was
It has been heavily debated whether or not the American Revolution was actually revolutionary. Some argue that the revolution did not truly change anything for the commoners, while others argue that it was a pivotal shift that inexorably changed Western and Global history forever. Although the American Revolution did cause changes in the rights and liberties of the inhabitants, the women, common men, and Southern slaves of America did not experience any changes with regards to rights and freedom. The American Revolution helped maintain continuity in the rights and liberties of the people that inhabited the country in that slavery thrived in post-revolution America. However, if the British were governing in America, slavery would likely have been abolished much earlier because, after the Enlightenment, European nations began to detest slavery and even tried to influence America to abolish slavery as well.
According to the documents analyzed there can be two different ways of thinking of this question. Some might argue that the American Revolution was revolutionary because of all the changes that came with it, but others might argue it was not because of how long it took for the revolution to happen and how little it changed our society. If you give a revolution to be change immediately then the American Revolution was not revolutionary. Even though the American Revolution is often addressed as the birth of 'Freedom for All,' it took centuries before socially disregarded groups such as Indians, slaves, and women were given equal rights as others. This war that occurred is an example of a revolution that was radical.
America’s Post-Civil War Growing Pains America’s Post-Civil War Growing Pains Contemporary U.S. History America’s Post-Civil War Growing Pains Pg 1 Many characteristics of history has made major impacts on human society today. If it wasn’t for some of the smart inventions and historical turning points, we wouldn’t have some of the basic things that allow us to operate throughout our daily lives. Although these things may seem simple to us now, there was a time when they didn’t even exist. Many young African Americans do not appreciate the freedom that we have today to do whatever we want to do. Thanks to the abolition of slavery we now have the option to become anything we set our minds to be.
My name is Amelia Smith; my association with the American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) wasn’t always great. Struggling to get the attention of other abolitionist groups was what my fellow escaped mill workers and I worked on for long months. The idea of an anti slavery group was quite foreign to us at the beginning of our escape. In fact, I was supportive of slavery while working in the mills. I would want anyone to be doing my exhausting work besides me, but I did not know the truth behind slavery.
Many groups such as women and African Americans were neutral or negatively affected by this so called revolution. Many people may think it was a dramatic change, however the American Revolution didn’t bring a change to the people, because the rights and government remained an existing condition in the colonies. The rights of the Americans did go through transformation because of the Revolutionary War. The belief that the was fought to defend the Natural rights, “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.” But for the most part the war failed to defend those rights. The status of blacks remained pretty much unchanged.