American Revolution

The American Revolution
    The American Revolution was fought for a plethora of reasons, notably because of a series of actions by the British stemming from around 1763 to the beginning of the war in 1776. In other words, there were three imperial crises that eventually led up toe the Declaration of Independence in July 1776. The first period began with the Proclamation of 1763, which created a “border” between white settlers and Indians and ended with the 1765 Stamp Act. Enraged, the colonists rioted, boycotted, and formed Congresses until it was repealed in late 1765. Yet it was not long until the second imperial crisis period began with the Townshend duties, including the Tea Act, and ending with the British eventually installing troops in Boston. Under pressure from the infuriated colonists, all Townshend duties-except the Tea Act-were repealed. Finally, during the third crisis period, the colonists protested against the British installments in Boston, resulting in the Boston Massacre, and against the Tea Act, leading to the Boston Tea Party. As a result of colonial insubordination, the British then imposed the “Intolerable Acts” which in turn finally led to the colonists’ declaration of independence in 1776.
    After the Revolutionary War’s end in 1783 with the signing of the Peace of Paris, many changes, both domestic and foreign occurred. Yet, I feel that the main consequence of the Revolution was domestic change because it affected all aspects of life, not just political. But looking at the political side, especially at the state governments, one can see that a lot of change occurred. Now, not only were the colonies no longer under British rule but also lacked a strong central government, being that the Revolution had been fought to resist it. Instead, there was a pandemic feeling of Republican idealism, in which state focused on itself as an independent republic rather than as part of a national entity. In addition, the British had destroyed the...