Changes In The American Revolution

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The American Revolution marked a great change in America as it sparked a realization in the people that their ideas of rights and freedom were possible to reach if the colonies worked together as a unified nation. The American Revolution was able to greatly change both the political and economic aspects of American society from 1775 to 1800, but left the social aspects to continually remain the same. The political aspects of american society changed as America distanced themselves from monarchical Britain and established self-determination. The American Revolution changed the economic aspects of American society by getting rid of mercantilist limitations and high external taxes and laying the foundation for a new centralized economy. The social …show more content…
Before the war, the British restricted American trade through different acts, but still allowed the colonists to be able to trade with the British. An example of this would be the Navigation Acts, which required that all imports leaving the colonies would first have to go to England before being sent elsewhere. Britain also raised external taxes on necessary goods in order to raise more money to pay for other affairs Britain had going on at the time. Examples of this were the Sugar Act and Stamp Act, which both placed high taxes on common items the colonists used frequently. The act of Britian restricting the colonies’ trade showed that they were trying suppress the colonists’ mercantilist ideals. After the revolution this changed immensely as Britain no longer had any say in the colonies’ trade. This lead to the colonies being able to choose how they taxed both imports and exports and who they traded with. Although, the revolution also caused America to lose trade with both the British and West Indies, which resulted in a huge devastation for merchants. Even this was an example that they now had mercantilism, as it was up to colonies to fend for themselves in every aspect of trading. Their newfound freedom from British control also led the colonists to establishing a very centralized economy …show more content…
It was alike how women received some benefits following the revolution, but did not receive anywhere near equality, while blacks received reform after the Civil War, but inequality was also allowed to continue. Women gained some of their benefits through a belief called “republican motherhood,” which relied on mothers educating their children, so in turn they would have to receive an education themselves. However, after the Civil War, slavery was abolished which did leave a much larger impact on society, than simply new views towards women. But, this impact was immensely lowered through the creation of the Jim Crow laws, which allowed for racial segregation to exist. This allowance made the standings of black people similar to those of women during the revolution, as both saw some change, but overall their lives continued as second class citizens. Economically, society following the Civil War was greatly changed along with the abolishment of slavery. This hurt the South’s plantation society very much, as they were dependent on the use of slave labor. This lead to the South being forced into finding different ways of revenue that relied on something other than slave labor. Politically society did not feel a great impact, as the main structure of government remained the same and voting rights were still given to only white males. Overall, large events in