The American Revolution: Turning Points In American History

The American Revolution was one of the biggest turning points in American history. The revolution was a huge turning point because it turned America, a land owned and manipulated by Great Britain into a newly established country. The men and women who settled in America before the Revolution experienced hardships, unjust taxations, and had to oblige by the monarch’s rule. The revolution gave these people a chance to stand up for themselves as well as govern themselves. There were about 350,000 eligible men to fight in the American Revolution and more than 200,000 enlisted to fight. This shows how strong the American people felt about gaining their independence. Once the independence was won the American people began to formulate a government that was right for them. Through the Articles of Confederation, the new democratic ideology, first state constitutions, and even the Declaration of Rights, the country was well on its way to becoming well-constructed. Also, George Washington, our first president established that no president can serve more than two terms of the presidency, which removed all possibilities for dictatorship or creation of an imbalance of power. The new government system was created to be different than Great Britain’s. Since it was a government created for the people by the people, it helped
America has come a long way from when it was ruled by Britain to developing and establishing itself as a new powerful country. America worked hard to grow, even though many things they did to make the country grow wasn’t just, later throughout history they asked for a pardon. America gave rights to blacks, eventually stopped segregation and developed a treaty and special laws for the remaining Indian tribes. America did what they had to do to expand and become a large powerful country. Without these three major turning points, America wouldn’t be where it is