American Revolution Dbq Analysis
The American Revolution
The colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the revolution to a great extent. They discovered who they are and how to become unified progressively from 1750 to 1776 and the documents come from a first hand source as to what the colonists went through and how they progressed as the years went by. Although they wanted to get absolute separation, they were adamant on their attempts of becoming independent from England. By the eve of the revolution, significantly between 1750 and 1776, the colonists struggled to develop a sense of identity and unity. Parliament began making laws that the colonists did not agree with. In order for the colonists to live how they wanted, they had to make changes and break away from their Mother Country. Seen in the illustration in Document A, the separate states on the snake show that every state was broken up and on their own. "Join or Die" expressed the overwhelming need of unification between …show more content…
The colonies had united for the first time during the French and Indian War, so they already had experience fighting for a common cause. Before the revolution against Great Britain, the colonists knew who they were and what they stood for. Although Great Britain and the colonies both spoke English, each had their own vocabulary. Great Britain's was more cultured and civilized and the colonies' vocabulary was more rugged. It was this rugged vocabulary that helped the colonies shape a new identity. Sometimes words were the same in the two regions but had different interpretations. The word "constitution" to the Englishmen explained all the laws that had existed since the start of their kingdom. To the colonists this meant a document that gave the colonists different rights and powers. The different interpretations and variations of the words and vocabulary helped the colonists create their own unique
The colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the revolution to a great extent. They discovered who they are and how to become unified progressively from 1750 to 1776 and the documents come from a first hand source as to what the colonists went through and how they progressed as the years went by. Although they wanted to get absolute separation, they were adamant on their attempts of becoming independent from England. By the eve of the revolution, significantly between 1750 and 1776, the colonists struggled to develop a sense of identity and unity. Parliament began making laws that the colonists did not agree with. In order for the colonists to live how they wanted, they had to make changes and break away from their Mother Country. Seen in the illustration in Document A, the separate states on the snake show that every state was broken up and on their own. "Join or Die" expressed the overwhelming need of unification between …show more content…
The colonies had united for the first time during the French and Indian War, so they already had experience fighting for a common cause. Before the revolution against Great Britain, the colonists knew who they were and what they stood for. Although Great Britain and the colonies both spoke English, each had their own vocabulary. Great Britain's was more cultured and civilized and the colonies' vocabulary was more rugged. It was this rugged vocabulary that helped the colonies shape a new identity. Sometimes words were the same in the two regions but had different interpretations. The word "constitution" to the Englishmen explained all the laws that had existed since the start of their kingdom. To the colonists this meant a document that gave the colonists different rights and powers. The different interpretations and variations of the words and vocabulary helped the colonists create their own unique