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About The American Revolution (All of the below is quoted out of Wikipedia) |
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"The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America overthrew colonial governments and then rejected the British monarchy itself to become the sovereign United States of America. In this period the colonies first expelled the colonial governors, judges and royal officials, formed their own Congress, and took control of each colony. The armed conflict from 1775 to 1783 is known as the American Revolutionary War (also called American War of Independence). In July 1776 the Congress declared independence. The war lasted for seven years, with effective American victory in October 1781, followed by formal British abandonment of any claims to the United States with the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
In some respects, the American Revolution commenced a series of intellectual, political, and social shifts in early American society and government. The development of American republicanism was particularly significant, including election of a representative government rather than the prevalent plutocracies of the inherited aristocracies in Europe at the time. However, sharp political debates broke out over the role of democracy in the new government, with a number of even the most liberal Founders fearing mob rule. Many issues of national governance were not settled until the Constitution of the United States (1787), which replaced the relatively weak Articles of Confederation that framed the first attempt at a national government. In contrast to the loose confederation, the Constitution established a relatively powerful federated government. The United States Bill of Rights (1791), comprising the first 10 constitutional amendments, quickly followed. It guaranteed many natural rights that were so influential in justifying the revolution, attempting to balance a strong national government with relatively broad personal liberties. The American shift to republicanism, and the gradually increasing democracy, caused an upheaval of the traditional social hierarchy, and created the ethic that has formed the core of American political values."
Source For All Of The Above: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_revolution
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