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American Revolution was not that Radical
For a long time America had been concerned about opposing revolutions anywhere in the world. In case a revolution started anywhere, it was quick to engage in diplomatic ways to end the revolution or send troops as seen with the intervention of things such as capitalism in Russia and its allies. Most scholars have criticized and had a say on the revolution with some of them stating that it was radical while others dismissing this. Friedrich Von Gentz for example, views the revolution from a neoconservative point in the nineteenth century. He first begins by isolating this revolution from other revolutions in not only the Western world but …show more content…
Helgeson explains in his article “Becoming British, Becoming American in the Chesapeake,” slavery was a precedent of the revolution and any other major happening in the country. In 1660, laws about Negro and their existence in the country were characterized by slavery. The major laws were that All Africans brought to the colony would be slaves for live and any free woman who would become married to slaves would for her entire life become a slave too. Such laws about slavery were in the system before the American Revolution and even after it had taken place slave imports increased especially in the 1770s, terror increased following the enactment of slave codes and also the slave masters developed a patriarchal self-image. The patriarchal self-image did not change after the revolution in what came to be known as plantation generations. Therefore the American Revolution was not very radical since it did not even abolish slavery and slave trade nor changed the state of …show more content…
For an ideological change to have a huge impact then one factor that it must have is the number of participates, this case was different for Americans since only about one fifth of the population was active in the revolution. Alexander Hamilton message to George Washington showed his resentment towards the people of America and he criticized the perverseness in being part of the war. Most parts of the country resisted the revolution and did nothing or little to be part of it. In conclusion, American Revolution being an external ideology that the Americans had just gotten from the British and French countries, had little impact on the civil rights and social aspects of the Americans. It changed little and as a result it cannot be considered as radical as it has been perceived by most
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American Revolution was not that Radical
For a long time America had been concerned about opposing revolutions anywhere in the world. In case a revolution started anywhere, it was quick to engage in diplomatic ways to end the revolution or send troops as seen with the intervention of things such as capitalism in Russia and its allies. Most scholars have criticized and had a say on the revolution with some of them stating that it was radical while others dismissing this. Friedrich Von Gentz for example, views the revolution from a neoconservative point in the nineteenth century. He first begins by isolating this revolution from other revolutions in not only the Western world but …show more content…
Helgeson explains in his article “Becoming British, Becoming American in the Chesapeake,” slavery was a precedent of the revolution and any other major happening in the country. In 1660, laws about Negro and their existence in the country were characterized by slavery. The major laws were that All Africans brought to the colony would be slaves for live and any free woman who would become married to slaves would for her entire life become a slave too. Such laws about slavery were in the system before the American Revolution and even after it had taken place slave imports increased especially in the 1770s, terror increased following the enactment of slave codes and also the slave masters developed a patriarchal self-image. The patriarchal self-image did not change after the revolution in what came to be known as plantation generations. Therefore the American Revolution was not very radical since it did not even abolish slavery and slave trade nor changed the state of …show more content…
For an ideological change to have a huge impact then one factor that it must have is the number of participates, this case was different for Americans since only about one fifth of the population was active in the revolution. Alexander Hamilton message to George Washington showed his resentment towards the people of America and he criticized the perverseness in being part of the war. Most parts of the country resisted the revolution and did nothing or little to be part of it. In conclusion, American Revolution being an external ideology that the Americans had just gotten from the British and French countries, had little impact on the civil rights and social aspects of the Americans. It changed little and as a result it cannot be considered as radical as it has been perceived by most