How Revolutionary Was The American Revolution DBQ
Dominique Mazzulla
9-15-14
Period 1
How Revolutionary was the American Revolution DBQ The American Revolution had been revolutionary. More political changes were made rather than social and economic changes. For example after the American Revolution women gained the same rights as men including the right to vote. The American Revolution was not a great social revolution. A true social revolution destroys the institutional foundations of the old order and transfers power from ruling elite to new social groups. The American Revolution did create the United States. A monarchial society had been transformed. The revolution gave new political process. It gave new political significance to the middling elements in society.
The revolution set into motion larger changes in the lives of women. Before the revolution many women had been involved in campaigns to boycott the British imports. During war the women had made items for the war effort. They also ran farms and businesses when their husbands were absent. After the revolution, American women had protested for the first time against male power. They had demanded greater respect inside and outside their homes. Abigail Adams had written her husband John Adams who had been part of the Continental Congress asking him to remember the ladies. Meaning to let women have the same rights and power as men. Abigail said that men should not be given unlimited power. She stated that men could as easily be tyrants too. If the particular care and attention was not paid to the ladies they would form a rebellion. They would hold themselves bound by any laws in which they have no voice in representation (Document M). Women had protested saying that women should not be denied the right to vote no matter the sex. Years after the revolution the 19th amendment had been passed stating women had the right to vote (Document N). The revolution also made larger changes in the lives of Americans. It had inspired Americans to try to reconstruct their society in line with republican principles. The revolution had inspired many to question slavery and other forms of dependence such as indentured servitude and appreciation. By the early 19th century the most of the northern states had abolished slavery. The white indentured servants had virtually disappeared. A majority of the states abolished slavery in 1787 and 1863 because in 1787 the northwest ordinance passed outlawing slavery in the Northwest Territories. In 1863 the emancipation proclamation outlaws slavery in the states rebelling against the union. States with two dates passed the abolition acts. The first date represents the year gradual abolition acts were passed. The second date indicates when the last slave died or was freed (Document K). In the United States Constitution article 1, section 9, clause 9 stated that the migration of such persons (slaves) as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by the congress prior to the year of 1808 (Document J). That meant that the Constitution barred any attempt to outlaw the slave trade before 1808. As soon as that date rolled around, Congress did vote to block the international slave trade, although slaves continued to be sold within the country and slavery itself lasted for almost another 60 years.
9-15-14
Period 1
How Revolutionary was the American Revolution DBQ The American Revolution had been revolutionary. More political changes were made rather than social and economic changes. For example after the American Revolution women gained the same rights as men including the right to vote. The American Revolution was not a great social revolution. A true social revolution destroys the institutional foundations of the old order and transfers power from ruling elite to new social groups. The American Revolution did create the United States. A monarchial society had been transformed. The revolution gave new political process. It gave new political significance to the middling elements in society.
The revolution set into motion larger changes in the lives of women. Before the revolution many women had been involved in campaigns to boycott the British imports. During war the women had made items for the war effort. They also ran farms and businesses when their husbands were absent. After the revolution, American women had protested for the first time against male power. They had demanded greater respect inside and outside their homes. Abigail Adams had written her husband John Adams who had been part of the Continental Congress asking him to remember the ladies. Meaning to let women have the same rights and power as men. Abigail said that men should not be given unlimited power. She stated that men could as easily be tyrants too. If the particular care and attention was not paid to the ladies they would form a rebellion. They would hold themselves bound by any laws in which they have no voice in representation (Document M). Women had protested saying that women should not be denied the right to vote no matter the sex. Years after the revolution the 19th amendment had been passed stating women had the right to vote (Document N). The revolution also made larger changes in the lives of Americans. It had inspired Americans to try to reconstruct their society in line with republican principles. The revolution had inspired many to question slavery and other forms of dependence such as indentured servitude and appreciation. By the early 19th century the most of the northern states had abolished slavery. The white indentured servants had virtually disappeared. A majority of the states abolished slavery in 1787 and 1863 because in 1787 the northwest ordinance passed outlawing slavery in the Northwest Territories. In 1863 the emancipation proclamation outlaws slavery in the states rebelling against the union. States with two dates passed the abolition acts. The first date represents the year gradual abolition acts were passed. The second date indicates when the last slave died or was freed (Document K). In the United States Constitution article 1, section 9, clause 9 stated that the migration of such persons (slaves) as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by the congress prior to the year of 1808 (Document J). That meant that the Constitution barred any attempt to outlaw the slave trade before 1808. As soon as that date rolled around, Congress did vote to block the international slave trade, although slaves continued to be sold within the country and slavery itself lasted for almost another 60 years.