Revolutionary War: The Aftermath Of The American Revolution

The American Revolution began as a confliction between power hungry Britain and Colonial Americans, who demanded freedom and equal opportunities. The Revolutionary War resulted in the deaths of thousands of soldiers and the displacement of many families, which furthered the growing animosity towards Britain. In the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, America had developed their own system of managing government affairs in which greatly differed from the traditional method conducted by the British. Conflicting views on the role of citizens in government, equality and diversity in Congress, and responsibilities of government authorities caused British Americans to become simply Americans. British citizens had little to no influence on the decisions made by Parliament in which affected the citizens. The British Parliament utilized virtual representation in which an unequal amount of delegates were sent from each district (Wood, 2003). The amount of delegates sent from each district depended on the amount established several decades ago and did not update with an increase or decrease in population. Some districts with small populations sent many delegates while other districts with a large population sent no delegates (Wood, 2003). The concept of virtual representation angered the …show more content…
On the other hand, the Congress in America embraced the idea of electing officials of all social classes to ensure every citizen was equally represented. The British did not understand the purpose of diversity in government affairs due to the fact they assumed those of high socioeconomic class could only partake in Parliament (Brinkley, 2014). Perhaps British Americans realized the inequality in which occurred in the British Parliament and later supported diversity and impartiality in Congress, resulting in equal representation for all socioeconomic