American Revolution Economic Changes

Throughout history there have been many issues socially, economically, and politically that have led to changes. Throughout history there have been been many events that led to change. Many people believe that the American Revolution began at lexington and concord in 1775. Because of this the American revolution began and lasted a long time, which had many social, economical, and political consequences.

The first example of how conflict can cause economical changes is during the Stamp act . The stamp act was the first to tax. The government made a tax on all paper. The main reason as to why the british came to america was because they were so deep in debt from the seven years war. Many colonists did not believe what the government was imposing so they would mob stamp collectors. Taxation without representation is one of the most famous lines and it came from the stamp act. Another sequence that led to economic change was the Townshend Acts, this act was shortly after the stamp act. It was designed to collect money from the colonists by putting taxes on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper. Many people believe that the …show more content…
An example of conflict was the Federalists vs the Antifederalists. In U.S. history, anti-federalists were those who did not want the development of a strong government and the signing of the Constitution. Instead they wanted the power to stay with the states and the local government. Federalists were the complete opposite, they wanted the development of a strong government, and they wanted the Constitution signed. This so called battle between Federalists and antifederalists led to political change in the future. Another example is the ⅗ compromise. The ⅗ compromise stated that the population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when choosing Representatives, as well as the president. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a large political changes in