Was The American Revolution Radical Or Conservative

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Was the American Revolution Radical or Conservative?
The American revolutionaries played a critical role in fighting for the liberty of the American people. They were interested in protecting the rights of the people by implementing the high-law principles that govern the people’s natural rights. The radicalism in the country’s revolution was tempered by the failure of the founders to extend the political rights to that naturally deserved the rights. On the other hand, the British were vigilant in protecting their system by safeguarding their customs and traditions as stipulated in the British law. Americans were agitated to fight for their rights. This paper aims at assessing whether

The people took a radical move as part of their response to the long train of abuses that persuaded the mass of people and revolutionaries to liberate the American people. The American people are believed to have always been intractable, rebellious, and impatient to acts of oppression. The revolution was, in fact, proof of the American people’s ability to rise against the legitimate government and their efforts towards ensuring that this government was thrown off and the American people are liberated (Shalhope 347). The success of this initiative demanded the American people must be radical and commit their efforts towards ensuring that this project of liberating the country was a success. Fanatics who were not willing to compromise and allow the American people adjust to the system led the radical revolution. This was a people’s war, and therefore it was important for the Americans to come together if they had a chance of winning against the highly trained and organized British army (Bailyn). The American people implemented the use of tactics of harassment, mobility, and cutting down supplies that were successful in the encirclement of their enemy. The Americans were able to achieve their vision by confrontation and being

Most Americans were tired of the regime that subjected them to a lot of sufferings and therefore when the time came for the people to unite and fight against this regime, they were willing to work together and play an active role. The revolutionaries knew that they only had one shot in trying to liberate the country from the British (Jensen 1775). They, therefore, had to invest their efforts into ensuring that they are successful with the first trial. If they had been unsuccessful, they would have been tried for treason. Under the British law, the punishment for breaking such a law was