Zinn's Argument Analysis

Zinn´s major argument takes on American History using a heavy view of the Marxist lens, defining Early American History as one of the struggles between the wealthy elite and the poor masses. Zinn goes on to say how the rich were the group who prospered from the war in exchange for the blood and the hardship of the poor. By no means is Zinn wrong in this interpretation, however, in my own opinion, I believe that the American Revolution was a major turning point in a unique way. While the Marxist view of class struggles did not change drastically, there was a profound change within the Socio-economic viewpoint of history, especially in terms of the ideologies of politics and humans. Zinn puts his argument nicely into one sentence, ¨The Founding Fathers...did not want a balance, except one which kept things as they were, a balance among dominant powers at that time.¨ Zinn argues that the Revolutionary War had no true effect on the poor masses except for …show more content…
Much has changed in terms of politics and social issues, such as the birth of an entirely new government system. This birth created an age of revolutions across the globe, creating a new concept of human liberty. That is a big impact from a bunch of little colonies on the eastern seaboard. However, on a closer level of analysis, one can clearly observe the attributes of class issues. The rich still rule over the poor same as under English rule, and practically all minority groups failed to obtain any rights at all, such as women and blacks. Whether the Revolution was a turning point, no human can say for sure. You could say that it led to a turning point in the long run. Perhaps we are still in that turning point. Whether or not we are, the seed of Liberty has been planted into the minds of the many and someday that seed will flower, whether it takes 10 minutes or 10,000