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American Revolution Dbq Essay

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How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?
The American Revolution was the war between the county of Great Britain and its 13 colonial colonies. The war was not easy for the Americans, for the British had more money, soldiers, and firepower. However, the American army realized that the war couldn’t be won with by fighting the British head on. Rather, the American army strategically planned to lengthen the war, which would cost Great Britain thousands of dollars, and would force them to abandon their cause and except the colonists’ demands for independence. It worked. Great Britain realized that it would cost them more than it’s worth to keep fighting the colonist and decided to grant the colonies their independence. However, the revolution …show more content…

After the war, many Native Americans feared that the Americans wouldn’t keep their promise of not taking their land, so on July 13, 1787 Congress signed the Northwest Ordinance that stated, “The utmost good faith shall always be observed toward the Indians; their land and property shall never be taken from them without consent; and in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed by Congress,” (Doc O). This was the first time a law was created to protect the rights of Native Americans. Along with the Native Americans, the African American community was seeing the changes that the American Revolution was bringing. Prior to the end of the end of the American Revolutionary war in 1783, three Northern states, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, had abolished slavery; after the war, more Northern states followed the first three’s example and abolished slavery, and later all the states ended slavery (Doc. K). This was the start to African Americans eventually becoming free of their bonds, and it was the American Revolution that started this movement. The social revolution of America changed the way people feel about different cultures and people, and it lead to the lives of Native Americans and Africans Americans changing in ways never thought of …show more content…

An important bill passed during this time of political experimentation was the Bill of Rights, which protect rights like freedom of speech, trial by jury, and freedom from self-incrimination (Shi and Tindall, 173). Along with Americans’ rights being outlined, people started expanding their political involvement. After the Revolution, former militiamen and soldiers were excited and eager to take part in the newly formed government. With the creation of state government opened up many opportunities for ordinary people to take political offices. Also, the qualifications for voting were lowers, so more white men could vote. In addition, all tax paying men in Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, and Georgia could now vote. So, when compared to Great Britain, more men in the late eighteen and early nineteenth century could vote in America (Shi and Tindall,

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