The American Revolution was inevitable because it was caused by various events that Great Britain forced upon the new thirteen colonies. The Civil war was also inevitable because the north and south wanted the nation run under different government and state rules. The difference between a Civil war and a revolution is that a Civil war is a war between states with in a country. A revolution is a profound change in society and the social structure, especially when made suddenly and is followed by violence. Something that both the Civil War and The American Revolution have in common is a need for personal desire, control, and improvement.
The American Revolution also known as the American war of Independence began because tensions were rising between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. Great Britain's attempts to raise revenue from the French and Indian war only made matters worse. All the taxes placed on the colonists, such as the sugar act, stamp act, and tea act only led them to rebel against their mother country and boycott their imported goods. The stamp act was one of the first taxes imposed on …show more content…
The new independent nation had to come up with a stable system that could run the nation in a peaceful and uniform manner. A government, congress, and laws would have to be made to keep the nation under control. The people imagined a central government with restricted power, and so the nation presented the Articles of Confederation (Henretta et al., America…, 178). Positives about the article of confederation include that it could make treaties, control disagreements between the states, and print money (Henretta et al., America…, 178). Negatives of the Articles included the lack of a three step check system, known today as the judiciary, executive, and legislative branches; and the lack of power to tax the states (Henretta et al., America…,
The American Revolution also known as the American war of Independence began because tensions were rising between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. Great Britain's attempts to raise revenue from the French and Indian war only made matters worse. All the taxes placed on the colonists, such as the sugar act, stamp act, and tea act only led them to rebel against their mother country and boycott their imported goods. The stamp act was one of the first taxes imposed on …show more content…
The new independent nation had to come up with a stable system that could run the nation in a peaceful and uniform manner. A government, congress, and laws would have to be made to keep the nation under control. The people imagined a central government with restricted power, and so the nation presented the Articles of Confederation (Henretta et al., America…, 178). Positives about the article of confederation include that it could make treaties, control disagreements between the states, and print money (Henretta et al., America…, 178). Negatives of the Articles included the lack of a three step check system, known today as the judiciary, executive, and legislative branches; and the lack of power to tax the states (Henretta et al., America…,