American Revolution and Social Change

The American rotation in the latter half of the eighteenth century was a snip of great social deepen (United States, 2007). As a subject of fact, this social diverge was global in nature, seeing as the world(prenominal) parties involved in the novelty for some reason or the other, took the American whirling as a model for social variety in the future (American renewing, 2007). During the period referred to as the American regeneration, the Thirteen Colonies that were to move around the United States of America, managed to ready independence from the British Empire.The Colonies had to rebel against the British Empire in order to gain independence, of course. Thus, they entered into the American renewingary War, which is also called the American War of Independence. This war, standardised all other wars, led to immense social change to boot. Lives were lost, and the birthing of sweet ideas occurred with respect to how societies must conduct themselves. Happening betwee n 1775 and 1783, the war culminated in the famed American Declaration of Independence in the year 1776. Victory for the Colonies was actually achieved on the battlefield in the year 1781 (American revolution).France had defrauded a vital agency in helping the new nation of Americans with finances as well as munitions. France also helped the Colonies to organize a coalition against the British Empire. The Americans were rebelling against the royalty or upper crust at the time (American variety). Naturally, they were desirous of social change, bountiful to foment over it. Theirs was a struggle to achieve a flesh of an equalizing state. The American revolutionaries tried to change through with(predicate) bloodshed their government. They did not appreciate the laws and regulations of the British Empire.Rather, society in their opinion had to conduct itself outside intimately of the laws.AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND loving CHANGEPage 2 and regulations of the British.By eradicating monarchy and the establishment of republics in the end, the American revolutions had changed the society drastically. Hence, John Franklin Jameson (1968) has written The rain cats and dogs of revolution, once started, could not be contained within narrow banks, only spread abroad upon the land.Also concord to Jameson, the social change brought about via the American Revolution concerned many areas of American life, including business, sla rattling, the ownership of land, the rational as well as religious life, and the interactions between the members of different socioeconomic groups. In a way, the Revolution was Karl Marxs dream come true, seeing as the poorer socioeconomic groups were no longer equal to(p) to tolerate the ruling class and had decided to overpower the ruling class for good.What is more, the society of the Americans subsequently the Revolution had no longer to apply the principles of the British Empire in their brave outs. They had no longer to be influence d by the British religion, for example, nor by the political ideologies of the British. By changing the government of the land, the Americans had in fact changed the social order, including the norms and principles to live by. The idea of American democracy was brought out in the open for the first time.The republican ideology was introduced with its ferocity on liberty, equality, individual rights, and struggle against corruption. Not only did this ideology change the lives of the American people for good, but it also entered the European mind that had for centuries seen only imperialism in practice (American Revolution). The idea that a society could anarchy against the monarchy was taken seriously, worldwide. Hence, the impact of the social change brought about by the Revolution became global. As a emergence of fact, the eradication of the social control of the BritishAMERICAN REVOLUTION AND SOCIAL CHANGEPage 3Was seen in various countries around the world after the American War of Independence. The British Empire that had established colonies in many parts of the world was asked to leave, very often by force, thanks to the American Revolution that had done the same successfully by display the world that it was possible for nations to achieve prosperity for themselves without the social control of the British.Moreover, it was possible for nations that had previously been ruled by the British to formulate their own laws, such as the social control of corruption, without the supervision of the British. Today, the word democracy is heard day after day on international television. Moreover, every nation is required to overwhelm the democratic model of government into its political practices, all the same if it is difficult to include this model for some reason. dismantle the United Kingdom believes in democracy today, despite the survival of the British Empire.Regardless of whether democracy has a gybe over a certain governments practices or not, howe ver, the American Revolution has shown the world like other revolutions in history that it is possible for greenness people to rebel against governments, when in fact, their voices cast off been alone ignored. Enough is enough is the impetus to social change that a revolution implies. In other words, the common people are expected to be patient for only a limited amount of time before they get ready to impose social change on the entire society.Not everybody in the Colonies would have agreed with the idea of the American Revolution. There are always people in society that resist change, and particularly resist the kind of change that is brought on through violence. Countless people hate wars, even if certain wars are fought for human rights. Regardless of such peoples reactions to a revolution, however, the American.AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND SOCIAL CHANGEPage 4 Revolution became a reality.Besides, the social change that it implied took into consideration all corners of society, including the people that had resisted change and war. in front the American Revolution, man was held as superior to another man. The British Empire was superior to the Colonies. The American Revolution changed that also by helping the slaves realize that they were equal to their masters in essence. After all, if the people of the Colonies could, as a whole, fight against the monarchy, the slaves too could eventually achieve their freedom. The idea of equality imposed through the Revolution was groundbreaking for the slaves.Eventually, they were able to become legally emancipated, when the United States abolished slavery for good. A vast number of slaves at the time of the American Revolution were Africans. Although they had achieved freedom in the United States, their children and grandchildren were to continue struggling against the racialism that they mat was prevalent in society, long after the American Revolution. In point of fact, Africans experienced that the face cloths h ad a low opinion of them, and did not offer them the kinds of opportunities they deserved.Because of their ancestors experience through the American Revolution, however, the Africans were able to use the model of the American Revolution to continue struggling against the alleged superiority of man over another man. The struggle against racism has continued. Even today, Africans in America try to fight racism in one way or another. The Civil War has passed. And yet, the social change that the absolute end of racism would bring about is awaited. Already, it is a known fact in America thatAMERICAN REVOLUTION AND SOCIAL CHANGEPage 5The African Americans are equal to the white Americans in essence, despite the fact that the latter had owned the Africans during another period of time. Yet another kind of social change brought about by the American Revolution was the change in the role of women. forrader the American Revolution, women had contributed to the operation of agricultural farm s and small businesses. However, they had seldom acquired independent economic status.When the War of Independence started, the role of the women changed in that they were expected to take complete charge of businesses and farms in the absence of men. Furthermore, the republican ideas called for discussions on womens rights, roles in society, as well as education. Eventually, women, too, were to achieve an equal role in society with men. Today, favoritism against women is against the law in America. This kind of social change is particularly helpful for society as a whole, given that women may now contribute equally with men to the economic growth of America.Some of the states of America, after the Revolution, changed their dimension and inheritance laws to allow women to inherit shares of estates and to exercise a certain level of control over property following marriage. Women no longer had to suffer after the deaths of the men in their lives. They could support themselves thro ugh inheritance. all(a) the same, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Revolution itself had only very gradual and diffused effects on womens final status.Such changes as took place amounted to a fuller recognition of the importance of women as mothers of republican citizens rather than devising them into independent citizens of equal political and civil status with men (United States).AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND SOCIAL CHANGEPage 6Once again, because the American Revolution introduced into the minds of all Americans the idea of equality between men, the issue of womens rights erupted long after the American Revolution as well.Although the immediate effects on the status of women were seen to be little, the long term social change brought about by the American Revolution in terms of the role of women in society, is massive. Man could emission against a monarchy during the Revolution. In the case of the women of America, this idea meant that they no longer had to consider th emselves subjected to men. As a matter of fact, the issue of womens rights, like democracy, is discussed globally today. The American Revolution has, at least, some part to play in the social change that this issue implies for women around the world.Apparently, the people of America were satisfied with the social change brought about through the Revolution. If not, another revolution could have begun to introduce new norms and forms of social control. Enough is enough remains the impetus to revolutions. But in the case of America, so far so good appears to be the way the social changes have been perceived. In other words, the social changes brought about by the American Revolution have been seen as positive.AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND SOCIAL CHANGEPage 7References1. American Revolution. (2007). Wikipedia. Retrieved from http//en. wikipedia. org/wiki/American_Revolution. (26 March 2007).2. 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