American Political Revolution Essay

In the year 1775, American colonists began engaging in military conflicts with the British military. In July of 1776, representatives of the colonies signed a formal Declaration of Independence, indicating that the colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire and instead regarded themselves as thirteen states united into one nation free of British jurisdiction. The resulting war known as the American Revolutionary War resulted in colonial victory and the official formation of the United States of America. This political revolution had a primarily positive effect on the United States of America, as it resulted in a change of government from the British monarchy to a republic, in which the people elect officials who create laws for them, …show more content…
A republic is a “form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body” (Encyclopaedia Britannica). This alleviated the two aforementioned problems of the monarchical form of government because no longer were the people ruled by a single person whom they did not elect to a position of power over them. Instead, as outlined in the United States Constitution, the people elect representatives and senators to the Congress which writes and passes laws. This system is superior to the monarchy because the representatives and senators are elected by the people, which ensures that the laws being passed accurately reflect the wishes of the general population because the people tend to elect representatives who hold similar values and beliefs to them. The republican form of government also generally prevents laws being passed that are not fair to the citizens, as it is much more difficult to convince fifty one senators, two hundred and eighteen representatives, and the President to pass an unfair or unjust law than it is for one ruler to come up with and pass one of the same. In addition, the United States Constitution allows the President to veto any bill passed by Congress, and also allows the Supreme Court to decide if a bill passed by Congress is adherent to the Constitution (“Constitution of the United States). This system of checks and …show more content…
Because of the revolution, American citizens no longer had to deal with unfair laws or laws that did not represent their opinions, such as the Stamp Act, the Boston Harbor Act or many other laws passed in Britain’s rule of America that could be considered an abuse of power. Instead, they were able to choose their lawmakers for themselves. In this way, the government of the United States of America underwent a total transformation from an abusive monarchy to a republic, the system still in use today in the United States of America, in which the final power rests with and for the