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American Revolution Dbq Analysis

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Did the American Revolution really change society? Would this fight for independence even be considered a Revolution? The American Founding lasted for twenty five years from 1775-1800. During that time, the United States declared and won its independence, a gradual revolution in the political, social, and economic landscape was begun that was not completed by 1800. Some noticeable steps were made to create a revolution. The Americans stood their ground against the British loyalists, granted religious freedoms to citizens, and took a stand against the abusement of the government. The Americans were still at war with Britain for independence, but there were still loyalists among them. The Americans wanted the British loyalists out because they didn’t want them corrupting their freedom. “- Send them to the island of Britain; there let them drink the cup of slavery and eat the bread of bitterness all the days of their existence-”(Doc B). They took their stand against Britain by leaving, and did not allow any of them to remain in their independent society. In 1786, the General Assembly enacted that no one should be forced to comply in any religious worship. They also enacted that everyone has the right to display, and allege their opinions in religion. “...But that all men …show more content…

According to the Native Americans, the United States had intentions to restore peace between them, the Native Americans, and the British. In conclusion, the war only granted peace to the British and the United States. “It is now more than three years since peace was made between the King of Great Britain and you, but we, the Indians, were disappointed, finding ourselves not included in that peace… you held separate treaties and have entirely neglected our plan of having a general conference with the different nations of the confederacy”(Doc

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