Revolutionary War Dbq Analysis

The British were once the most feared and hated by so many countries because of their powerful army and great wealth. Their reign of kings and queens all has come to an end, thanks to the patriots in 1775 who decided they have had enough of British rule and wanted a federal republic government. They achieved this goal in 1783 with determination and the leadership by George Washington. Many historians have been arguing about whether the war really made an impact on the U.S or it had very little/no effect. Within winning the Revolutionary War, a great change came along with it such as, economics and land redistribution, Natives were treated very differently, and women’s rights were finally relevant. After the revolution, land was redistributed within the people and gave many low class people the chance to own land to live on or farm on. The rich British people usually kept the most land and left very little land for lower class people to live on. According to document E, 287 people owned land for the first time. Not only that, but they took 50,000 acres of land from one family and split between 287 people. This created many opportunities for people that never experienced owning land or even a house. Land was a very important …show more content…
They were considered not worthy of being able to vote or have a real job. The war revolutionized the capabilities and rights for women. In document N, women gained the right to vote. This changed the whole outlook of trusting a woman’s decision because they used to be seen as not intelligent enough to know what is right for the country’s future. Document O represents that after the war, women felt more bold to accuse men of cheating. Women were also getting the same amount of favorable decisions for divorce. The data is a great explanation to how not only were women feeling more brave to accuse their husband of cheating, but also how males are believing the females and giving fair