To what extent did the revolution bring change?
It brought economic, social and political change.
Economic:
There were substantial economic problems after the American Revolution, since America refused to pay taxes to England. The slogan of the 1700s, “taxation without representation” was enough to convince the colonists into action. There was no class with poverty, but the pressure of economic added a feeling of the ways that things were running and being limited to the colonists’ financial activity. The Revolution provided the means necessary to give the most support to merchants' interests - budding commerce, the free market, and trade.
Social:
After the revolution, women, slaves, and loyalists experienced different amount of change in the society. Women had to instill the values of justice and liberty in their children. A woman, who carries a rifle and a gunpowder horn, represented how women played more significant roles in society by accompanying the fighting soldiers and in this case fighting alongside them in the revolution. However, all women were not satisfied to go back to their household chores after the revolution as seen by Molly Wallace who says “if [taught] to read, why not speak?”, illustrating how some women wanted to further their domestic roles and play a larger role in society. After the revolution many slaves were set free in the North through it would take until the civil war for the slaves in the south to be set free. The Loyalist or “Tories” also experienced significant change in society. After the revolution they were showing the hatred directed towards those who remained loyal to the British during and after the revolution.
Political:
The war occurred to a certain extent because of the restrictions of the English political field. America is recognized from its Revolution with a more efficient and centralized government. The Revolution birthed many advances, such as the separation of church and the state, the concepts of individual rights and equalities, the delegation of power through written constitutions, and the concept that the government should be by consent of the people.
Economic:
There were substantial economic problems after the American Revolution, since America refused to pay taxes to England. The slogan of the 1700s, “taxation without representation” was enough to convince the colonists into action. There was no class with poverty, but the pressure of economic added a feeling of the ways that things were running and being limited to the colonists’ financial activity. The Revolution provided the means necessary to give the most support to merchants' interests - budding commerce, the free market, and trade.
Social:
After the revolution, women, slaves, and loyalists experienced different amount of change in the society. Women had to instill the values of justice and liberty in their children. A woman, who carries a rifle and a gunpowder horn, represented how women played more significant roles in society by accompanying the fighting soldiers and in this case fighting alongside them in the revolution. However, all women were not satisfied to go back to their household chores after the revolution as seen by Molly Wallace who says “if [taught] to read, why not speak?”, illustrating how some women wanted to further their domestic roles and play a larger role in society. After the revolution many slaves were set free in the North through it would take until the civil war for the slaves in the south to be set free. The Loyalist or “Tories” also experienced significant change in society. After the revolution they were showing the hatred directed towards those who remained loyal to the British during and after the revolution.
Political:
The war occurred to a certain extent because of the restrictions of the English political field. America is recognized from its Revolution with a more efficient and centralized government. The Revolution birthed many advances, such as the separation of church and the state, the concepts of individual rights and equalities, the delegation of power through written constitutions, and the concept that the government should be by consent of the people.