The American Revolution dramatically impacted the nation politically, socially, and economically.
The American Revolution was the armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies, taking place in 1775 to 1783. Tensions began to rise between colonists and the British government due to taxes being placed on the colonies in order to raise revenue, the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767, and the Tea Act of 1773 were met with heated protests from colonists who demanded to have the same rights as other British subjects. On December 1773 a group of Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians got on British ships and dumped 342 boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor, enraged by these acts Parliament passed a series …show more content…
Their first step was to create the Articles Of Confederation, which stated that the state and federal governments had no authority to tax citizens. This lead to having no concept of government and soon enough the ideas that made up the Articles of the Confederation ended up turning the founders ' dream of a functioning government into a nightmare. The founders realized that they would need a stronger, centralized government and for that reason, they created the Constitution. Many ideas were given during the creation of the Constitution, but none were as vital as James Madison’s checks and balances, showing that checks on both the government and people were necessary for a functioning government, and that the government must have necessary measures to control itself. These ideas spurred the First American party system between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, along with the concepts of loose and strict constructionism. Overall, the American Revolution introduced Americans to political revelations that they would not become aware of …show more content…
Politically, Americans experienced larger amounts of change when they created a new government that was able to uphold its value yet maintain it’s control. Economically, the common-people advanced due to taking control of new land but the minorities did not benefit from this wide spread domination of what it meant to be an American citizen and how it only helped the already settled europeans. The positive changes that did occur involving women and slaves took many years to come into fruition. In these ways, American society experienced a mixed bag of advantages and disadvantages after the American
The American Revolution was the armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies, taking place in 1775 to 1783. Tensions began to rise between colonists and the British government due to taxes being placed on the colonies in order to raise revenue, the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767, and the Tea Act of 1773 were met with heated protests from colonists who demanded to have the same rights as other British subjects. On December 1773 a group of Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians got on British ships and dumped 342 boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor, enraged by these acts Parliament passed a series …show more content…
Their first step was to create the Articles Of Confederation, which stated that the state and federal governments had no authority to tax citizens. This lead to having no concept of government and soon enough the ideas that made up the Articles of the Confederation ended up turning the founders ' dream of a functioning government into a nightmare. The founders realized that they would need a stronger, centralized government and for that reason, they created the Constitution. Many ideas were given during the creation of the Constitution, but none were as vital as James Madison’s checks and balances, showing that checks on both the government and people were necessary for a functioning government, and that the government must have necessary measures to control itself. These ideas spurred the First American party system between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, along with the concepts of loose and strict constructionism. Overall, the American Revolution introduced Americans to political revelations that they would not become aware of …show more content…
Politically, Americans experienced larger amounts of change when they created a new government that was able to uphold its value yet maintain it’s control. Economically, the common-people advanced due to taking control of new land but the minorities did not benefit from this wide spread domination of what it meant to be an American citizen and how it only helped the already settled europeans. The positive changes that did occur involving women and slaves took many years to come into fruition. In these ways, American society experienced a mixed bag of advantages and disadvantages after the American