what are the negative and positive effects of the revolutionary war?

Answer 1

Date: 1775–1783
Location: Primarily eastern North America and at sea
Result: Treaty of Paris (1783)
Casus belli: End of Salutary Neglect. Creation of taxation laws by the British that were deemed unfair by colonists.
Territory changes: Britain recognizes independence of the United States, cedes East Florida, West Florida, and Minorca to Spain and Tobago to France
Historical assessment
Historians have often sought to explain why Great Britain lost a war which few at the time expected them to lose. Britain had several military advantages at the outset: vastly superior naval power, a professional military by the standards of the day, and far greater financial resources. Furthermore, the Americans often faced shortages of military supplies and had a traditional distrust of central government and standing armies which made the maintenance of a national military force extremely difficult

On the other hand, the British had significant military disadvantages. Distance was a major problem: most troops and supplies had to be shipped across the Atlantic Ocean. The British usually had logistical problems whenever they operated away from port cities, while the Americans had local sources of manpower and food and were more familiar with (and acclimatised to) the territory. Additionally, ocean travel meant that British communications were always about two months out of date: by the time British generals in America received their orders from London, the military situation had usually changed

Suppressing a rebellion in America also posed other problems. Since the colonies covered a large area and had not been united before the war, there was no central area of strategic importance. In Europe, the capture of a capital often meant the end of a war; in America, when the British seized cities such as New York and Philadelphia, the war continued unabated. Furthermore, the large size of the colonies meant that the British lacked the manpower to control them by force. Once any area had been occupied, troops had to be kept there or the Revolutionaries would regain control, and these troops were thus unavailable for further offensive operations. The British had sufficient troops to defeat the Americans on the battlefield but not enough to simultaneously occupy the colonies. This manpower shortage became critical after French and Spanish entry into the war, because British troops had to be dispersed in several theaters, where previously they had been concentrated in America
The British also had the difficult task of fighting the war while simultaneously retaining the allegiance of Loyalists. Loyalist support was important, since the goal of the war was to keep the colonies in the British Empire, but this imposed numerous military limitations. Early in the war, the Howe brothers served as peace commissioners while simultaneously conducting the war effort, a dual role which may have limited their effectiveness. Additionally, the British could have recruited more slaves and American Indians to fight the war, but this would have alienated many Loyalists, even more so than the controversial hiring of German mercenaries. The need to retain Loyalist allegiance also meant that the British were unable to use the harsh methods of suppressing rebellion they employed in Ireland and Scotland. Even with these limitations, many potentially neutral colonists were nonetheless driven into the ranks of the Revolutionaries because of the war

Answer 2

The positive effects of the revolutionary war transformed Britain. They became much more cognoscente of human rights and more democratic. Who's to say what would have changed in England if the US hadn't broken away. The king had all the power, so i suspect it would still be the same now as it was 230 years ago. We've both come a long way baby.

Answer 3

Opinions on this vary of course, but mine is this. The "positive" things that came out of it were, We became an independent nation, we drafted a constitution that stands to this day, amongst many other "Positive" things, those being the most important. The Negative? The tremendous loss-of-life. That was the tragic but necessary part of it unfortunately. God Bless you all. God Bless America, And Our Troops! 1st. Sgt., 7th Special Forces, (Ret.) Vietnam, "67"-"70"

Answer 4

be hold,positive is always better than negative but not about revolutionary war!

Answer 5

Positive - A potential change for the better of the status Quo (which had to be pretty bad to lead to a revolution)

Negative - Bloodshed and turmoil

Answer 6

I'm sure if you read your history text, you can easily find your homework answers there. You could also try doing a search on google for 'revolutionary war effects.'

Answer 7

Pos. Our freedom from the English crown, freedom of religion (that's "of" not "from" all you ACLU libs out there), the positives are many.

Neg. Just look at the price of tea.

Answer 8

It was only negative for the King of England. Lost all that power/tax revenue...

Answer 9

good is that we won and we are free the bad is that so many peoploe had died
also a good is that it inspired the french revolutionary war

Answer 10

America likes it England hates it.