Mr. Westlund
AP American History
October 19, 2015
Changes after the American Revolution (Outline)
Introduction
What is American Revolution?: The American Revolution is a political revolution between 1765 to 1783 which separated British colonies in America from Great Britain and led the newly independent nation to be the United States of America. (American)
Thesis: The American Revolution has made much change in new nation, particularly in politics and society. After gaining independence from the British government, American political leaders created the new concepts of politics and society in order to break away from the old British style of government. (Political) The revolution urged the country to gain economic prosperity. Women …show more content…
The British Empire used American colonies as a source of raw resources and taxes to pay debt from many wars. This made it difficult for America to have healthy economies. (American)
British empire was becoming industrialized and economically dominant and America couldn’t do so by the fact that Britain didn't want America competing with them selling manufactured goods to other countries, preferring them to sell their resources directly to britain at cheap prices. This prevented the American colonies from growing economically the way britain was. (American)
After the American Revolution, America was free to industrialize and export goods to other countries at more favorable prices, no longer being locked into an unfair trading monopoly with the Britain. This enabled their economies to grow rapidly and eventually become even stronger than the Britain. (American)
Conclusion
Overall, Americans experienced larger amounts of political change when they forged a new government even with the revisions made. Economically, America gained the freedom of industrialization and trade with other countries. However social changes occurred especially slaves and women. In conclusion, during the American revolution, America experienced change in political and social life, and a little bit of economy