What Is The American Revolution Revolutionary

The term revolution in The American Heritage Science Dictionary is defined as “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed”. By this definition, the American Revolution was simply not revolutionary. This “revolution” did not effectively transform America as it did not completely abolished the British influence from the colonies, it did not abolish slavery, and it merely reinforced the preexisting political and social conditions. Americans fought to separate from British rule and create their own political system, however, they truly only altered the British system. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 gave the British back their belongings and land (wagner). Furthermore, the goal of total separation from their system was only partly achieved. Colonists sought freedom of religion and yet remained a christian country (wagner). Despite desperate trying, the colonists did not move very far away from British ideals. Most changes made during and after the revolution were hardly revolutionary. …show more content…
Several people “had no thought of applying this principle to people other than white men” (Clayton 49). Following the revolution, the practice of slavery continued as it had before and this component of America’s economic structure remained unaffected. There was only equality amongst the already powerful. Despite being founding fathers and leaders during the revolution, both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson owned several slaves (Wagner). Even the men who wrote and signed the declaration did not practice all their written statements. These men simply did not believe that black men were created