American Revolution Essay

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During the American Revolution, the United States was founded upon the ideals of liberty and justice and the premise that “all men are created equal” but those ideals were not always displayed in the daily life in America. Americans have seen considerable effects as a result of the American Revolution. These effects were felt by men, women, slaves, Indians, and many religious congregations. Sadly, the ideals of the revolution were not all upheld. “The rights of "all men," declared in 1776 and repeated with the appeal in 1789, but women and most African Americans, many of them had fought and died for liberty, but were deprived of these liberties. This error would have to be corrected, but at the price of great rivalry and hardship” (Guisepi, R. (1999, January 1). The Background Of Revolution). Consequently, in some ways the American Revolution helped to support slavery, unfairness and discrimination. For some Americans, this was no different than what it was like before the American Revolution.
“In the late 1700’s many Americans struggled economically, but ordinary men did gain a greater voice in politics. The constitution allowed men with less property to vote and hold office. Although most elected officials still came from the wealthier classes and conflicts between rich and poor, debtors and creditors escalated between 1783 and 1787. When petitions and elections failed impoverished workers and farmers mounted protests. In New Hampshire, debt-ridden farmers marched on the original state capital at Exeter to demand reform. They quickly seized and their leaders were imprisoned” (Hewitt and Lawson, 203).
As for women and slaves, the American Revolution did not give them the same benefits as it did for others. In their efforts, such...

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...rnment was developed to be able to address the problems the new nation faced. Shortly after securing independence, “financial distress among small farmers and tensions with Indians on the western frontier intensified concerns about the ability of the government to secure order and prosperity” (Hewitt and Lawson, 182).

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American Revolution. (n.d.). Scribd. Retrieved July 9, 2014, from http://www.scribd.com/doc/7897344/American-Revolution
Hewitt, N. A., & Lawson, S. F. (2013). Exploring American Histories, A Brief Survey with Sources . : Bedford/St Martins.
Guisepi, R. (1999, January 1). The Background Of Revolution. . Retrieved July 12, 2014, from http://history-world.org/american_revolution.htm.

Outline of the U.S. Economy. (n.d.). About.com Economics. Retrieved July 12, 2014, from http://economics.about.com/od/freeeconomicstextbooks/a/us_economy.htm

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