Revolutionary War Effects

The Revolutionary War was a time of intense divide among the colonists in the Americas. Ever since the religious upheaval in Britain, there had been friction among the English, which is why the colonists came to the Americas in the first place. Decades of friction that accumulated eventually led to the Revolutionary War. It was the final break that severed Britain from the colonies because of the effects from tyranny, inequality, and taxation without representation. In 1763, the French and Indian war was resolved. Although the English won the war in the European and the American theatre, there was a huge debt that the mother country did not want to pay for, so they executed the Sugar Act of 1764 and later, the Stamp Act of 1765. Both
The idea of Natural Rights from the enlightenment philosopher John Locke inspired the founding fathers to hold the first Continental Congress in 1774 to discuss a solution for the discord caused because of the Intolerable Acts. They came to the resolution of sending a request for basic rights to the king, but they still told the colonists to prepare for conflict. When the king denied the liberty requested, many patriots acted against the Britons at Lexington and Concord.
It was then that the first real shots were exchanged, and the first was named the “Shot heard ‘round the world.” However, there were still many colonists hoping for peace. In consequence, a second continental congress was held to draft and send the Olive Branch petition to ask for the restoration of harmony. The king denied them again and deemed the patriots to be “rebels,” starting a naval blockade and sending in German mercenaries to keep balance and control. England’s reaction caused the Patriots to have the founding fathers to meet in Philadelphia to discuss war plans as well as draft the Declaration of Independence before entering the war and severing the colonies’ ties to