“Revolution is a Process” Bassem youssef once said, “A revolution is not an event. It’s a process. And it takes time,” In order to be a successful revolution, it should be a string of events forever. It is true the American Revolution did tackle many ideas including taxation and new laws, although the revolution was not revolutionary. This is correct for it did not tackle other ideas such as slavery, women rights, or Native Americans rights.
Slavery was a hefty issue in the colonies at the time. Many of colonists wanted to abolish slavery at the time, including Thomas Jefferson (“Jefferson Views on Slavery,” 2018). Slavery was abolished in 1865 (“13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery,” 2018). Even though slavery was abolished, many African Americans still had little rights. Many African Americans would not have been given …show more content…
Women were excluded in things such political activities. In the Revolution, some women such as Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams broke into politics. These women wrote things about how women should be treated equal in events that men usually dominated at the time. This suggested with the letter Abigail Adams sent to John Adams (Adams, 1776).
Indian rights have always been a large topic for debate. This was even a topic in the Revolutionary War. Land and rights were and still are debates. Indians at the time believed that the land never owned by the English (“Letters from three Seneca leaders,” 1790). This led the Americans to later take the Native Americans rightful land. They then sent Indians to reservations that some people still live today. Indians still have different rights under certain conditions (“How American Indian Reservations Came to Be,” 2000).
The revolution was not revolutionary because it lacked certain elements such as rights of women, Native Americans, and Africans Americans. All things considered, revolution is not an event but a process of ups and
Slavery was a hefty issue in the colonies at the time. Many of colonists wanted to abolish slavery at the time, including Thomas Jefferson (“Jefferson Views on Slavery,” 2018). Slavery was abolished in 1865 (“13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery,” 2018). Even though slavery was abolished, many African Americans still had little rights. Many African Americans would not have been given …show more content…
Women were excluded in things such political activities. In the Revolution, some women such as Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams broke into politics. These women wrote things about how women should be treated equal in events that men usually dominated at the time. This suggested with the letter Abigail Adams sent to John Adams (Adams, 1776).
Indian rights have always been a large topic for debate. This was even a topic in the Revolutionary War. Land and rights were and still are debates. Indians at the time believed that the land never owned by the English (“Letters from three Seneca leaders,” 1790). This led the Americans to later take the Native Americans rightful land. They then sent Indians to reservations that some people still live today. Indians still have different rights under certain conditions (“How American Indian Reservations Came to Be,” 2000).
The revolution was not revolutionary because it lacked certain elements such as rights of women, Native Americans, and Africans Americans. All things considered, revolution is not an event but a process of ups and