The American Revolution
The history of the United States is founded on the American Revolution. The revolution provides insights on how the U.S. was born as a nation, provides a better understanding of who Americans are, and enables Americans to preserve and foster the vision of the nation's founding fathers. The revolution was marked by various events that led to its outbreak and consists of people who promoted liberty from England, therefore, giving rise to the American Revolutionary War. The American colonies waged the war of independence against Britain thus influencing revolutions and political ideas around the globe, as a largely disconnected and fledgling nation attained its freedom from the greatest army of its time. This paper shall analyze primary and secondary sources to elucidate the background, causes and effects of the American Revolution.
Background of the American Revolution The genesis of the American Revolution was in the mid-1700s and ended in 1783 following the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Following the words of John Adams, the revolution started before the commencement of the war since it was in the hearts and minds of the people. For more than a decade before the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the relationship …show more content…
Following the Indian and French War, the British government accrued a lot of debt, and the prime minister felt that the colonists had a duty to assist in paying the debt. This Act imposed duties on sugar and molasses and greatly aggrieved the colonists. The colonists were aggrieved not just because it had been enacted into law but because the British government took very stringent strides in enforcing it. Colonial ships could constantly be stopped and searched for smuggled goods. As a reaction, the colonists rallied against and noised “taxation without representation” throughout the colonies born through the philosophies of James Otis and Samuel
The history of the United States is founded on the American Revolution. The revolution provides insights on how the U.S. was born as a nation, provides a better understanding of who Americans are, and enables Americans to preserve and foster the vision of the nation's founding fathers. The revolution was marked by various events that led to its outbreak and consists of people who promoted liberty from England, therefore, giving rise to the American Revolutionary War. The American colonies waged the war of independence against Britain thus influencing revolutions and political ideas around the globe, as a largely disconnected and fledgling nation attained its freedom from the greatest army of its time. This paper shall analyze primary and secondary sources to elucidate the background, causes and effects of the American Revolution.
Background of the American Revolution The genesis of the American Revolution was in the mid-1700s and ended in 1783 following the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Following the words of John Adams, the revolution started before the commencement of the war since it was in the hearts and minds of the people. For more than a decade before the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the relationship …show more content…
Following the Indian and French War, the British government accrued a lot of debt, and the prime minister felt that the colonists had a duty to assist in paying the debt. This Act imposed duties on sugar and molasses and greatly aggrieved the colonists. The colonists were aggrieved not just because it had been enacted into law but because the British government took very stringent strides in enforcing it. Colonial ships could constantly be stopped and searched for smuggled goods. As a reaction, the colonists rallied against and noised “taxation without representation” throughout the colonies born through the philosophies of James Otis and Samuel