Change in the mindsets of British immigrants began when they put their first step in the new world on 1607. Some might say that the American revolution, the war that shows ‘change’ that occurred, began when the first “shots were around the world” but actually going away from the mother country of the immigrants lead to the creation of the word “American”. The definition of being an American was very different from the definition of a being British due to various reasons, for example their view on the political system as the Americans adopted the ideology of Democracy. The American Society for 1750’s to 1780’s was democratic as there was equality of outcome, higher taxation for the rich and they were starting to make government officials based on merit and others support,
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According to this ideology the rich would be taxed more than the poor, so even the poor have a chance of being successful. For example, houses built during the 1770’s in the Wethersfield Village were taxed differently even though the amount of the land in all properties was the same (Doc E). One can clearly infer from this that people who had more money were taxed more than people with less money even though they had same amounts of land. Moreover, the difference in the tax wasn’t mild, Joseph Webb was taxed 178 pounds for a similar looking house to Titus Buck who was taxed just 17 pounds (Doc E). This shows the wealth gap in the country and the importance of having heavier taxation for the rich. One can see the results of taxing in the rich by examining the spread of political states in Wethersfield Village. During the first few years of the mid-17th century (1751 - 1756), there were 40 % of free male adults taking oath to register to vote and 65% were able to meet the voter requirements in the village (Doc G). However, due to taxation and equality of outcome there were drastic changes taking
According to this ideology the rich would be taxed more than the poor, so even the poor have a chance of being successful. For example, houses built during the 1770’s in the Wethersfield Village were taxed differently even though the amount of the land in all properties was the same (Doc E). One can clearly infer from this that people who had more money were taxed more than people with less money even though they had same amounts of land. Moreover, the difference in the tax wasn’t mild, Joseph Webb was taxed 178 pounds for a similar looking house to Titus Buck who was taxed just 17 pounds (Doc E). This shows the wealth gap in the country and the importance of having heavier taxation for the rich. One can see the results of taxing in the rich by examining the spread of political states in Wethersfield Village. During the first few years of the mid-17th century (1751 - 1756), there were 40 % of free male adults taking oath to register to vote and 65% were able to meet the voter requirements in the village (Doc G). However, due to taxation and equality of outcome there were drastic changes taking