To what extent did the American Revolution represent a radical alteration of political ideas and institutions?

Answer 1

There wasn't a radical alteration of political ideas and institutions during the American Revolution. In this way, the American Revolution wasn't really a revolution.

The government that survived or continued on was based on the English system of government.

The people "in charge" of the revolution at the beginning in 1776 remained in charge at the end in 1783.

There was not "terror" as in the French Revolution. Enemies of the state were not executed nor were the "friends" of the opposing side.

So, not a radical change, just a change in who was in charge- from the British to the Americans.

Answer 2

As to whether the American Revolution represented a radical alteration of political ideas would and should be viewed as to which side you were on. The American colonists did not view their ideas of been free to worhip as they please and free from taxation from the British as Radical. They had came to a new land for that very purpose to be free from the high taxes imposed on them by the British. Also they came and settled the different colonies so they could be free to worhip as they pleased from the Bible, free from the interpetation of the Bible as to the Anglican Church's official position.The Puritans settled in Mass. and Virginia believing that their mission was to purify their lives in accord with the Word Of The Lord. They wanted to be self governing.They did not want to have a King over them. That is basically why we have our free country today . We fought to obtain them so if we love our freedoms we may have to still fight to save them.

Answer 3

I'll just tell you that prior to the American Revolution, no one in recorded history thought that the people of a country were fit to rule themselves.
You'll have to look the rest of it up in your history textbook.

Answer 4

The men who condicted and participated in the war for Independence wanted to return to traditions of freedom that George III had abandoned. They were conservatives in that sense.