Violence In The American Revolution

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” However, even his peace movements that were heard throughout the world involved some form of violence. Many events preceding the American Revolution solidify the doubts about having violence in this world in order to create change. The Stamp Act riots, the battle of Lexington and Concord, and peace movements around the world promote the idea that violence is a sound strategy to bring about significant political and social change. To begin, the Stamp Act riots thoroughly prove that violence is necessary for a region to develop and grow. The enforcement of the Stamp Act required colonists to pay for stamps to place on all legal and commercial documents, occurring in reaction to the stamp tax. Colonists were not pleased with this new imposition forcing them to pay more than what an item was originally priced, so, as a result, they decided to tar and feather tax collectors and violators on a …show more content…
These were the first shots of the American Revolution, often described as the “shot heard ‘round the world,” as many other colonies, such as Spanish colonies, felt that they were now allowed to revolt against their ruling country. These battles changed America forever. During the American Revolution, the colonists fought against the British to gain their freedom and independence from the British, something that has always been a goal. The American Revolution was an important event in the history of the United States. If the battles of Lexington and Concord did not occur at all, then every single American today would still be inferior to the United Kingdom, thus validating the compelling argument that violence is unavoidable for change to occur in any one