The founding fathers were looked upon as the leaders of the revolution, but they fought for personal gains. The colonial people were united by the founding fathers, “the masses were soon united under capable leadership in what became as much a war against the colonial aristocracy and a war for independence.” The aristocracy, was the fight for them to become in power, and take over that of the British. Throughout, the founding fathers used the colonists to gain for themselves power. In order to do …show more content…
By the manipulation of them by the founding fathers, by planting the ideas into the mind of the general population, were the colonists then able to revolt. The founding fathers uses the anger of the colonists to the British as a tool to descend and take the place of the crown 's rule. As Zinn writes, “American Revolution had little positive impact on the everyday lives of most Americans … most of the leaders of the revolution were members of the colonial elite which wished to preserve their wealth and power. ” The colonial elite, the founding fathers, were the ones who the revolution most