was the American Revolution really revolutionary?what are the causes and results of teh revolution?

Answer 1

It was a revolution, a "revolt" if you prefer. Almost 200 years in the making, the precursor might well be considered that of Bacon's Rebellion almost 100 years earlier. A revolt against a system where the rich got richer and the poor were basically left with only the few table scraps handed down to them by the wealthy. The revolution, as popularly remembered was brought about by the crown's constant taxation while afording no one in the colonies representation. Those in the colonies were removed from mainsteam society back in England and were very much looked down upon. Even Washington, a land owner of some 200,000 acres was not considered wealthy because his holdings, were in the colonies.
There was an import and an export tax, a tax for doing "interstate" commerce up and down the coast an of course, the stamp act and tea tax (which were the flash points which ignited the war). Friends and neighbors were turned against one another and in Boston, several days prior to the dumping of the tea into the harbor, there had been a small protest which resulted in the shooting deaths of several small boys by those loyal to the crown.
The results? A complete change of the poltical landscape. Irving's story about Icabod Crane's having fallen asleep in the Catskills told of the change. He fell asleep (before the war) and when he awoke (after the war), nothing was the same.

Answer 2

Revolutionary war, birth of a Nation: Although it would be hard to point to any one that singulary let to the Revolution, there is no doubt that the American views that they were entitled to the dull democratic right of Englishmen, while the British viewed thst the American colonies were just colonies to be used and exploited in whatever wayy best suited the Grest Britian insured that war was inovitable It was teh was of American independence from Britian. Began with the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and Ended with the treaty of Paris in 1783

Answer 3

Just a few small additions to the answer above. There is some controversy as to how justified the protest against the stamp act was. The British imposed that tax to cover the costs incurred defending the American colonies during the French & Indian war.

Also, the "small protest which resulted in the shooting deaths of several small boys" most likely is referring to the Boston Masacre, but those killed were actually 5 grown men.

Answer 4

The American Revolution was volutionary since it inspired other countries such as France, Haitii, and Latin America to follow it footsteps. It began because of the British tax toward the colonies for the cost of the war, which cause a rebellion, an uproar by the colony. The colony was inpsired by Enlightment ideas by John Locke, who believe in popular sovereighty, where the people can create their own laws, and replace the goverment if thier not doing their job. Also Voluntaire, who believe in the freedom of expression and religious toleration. Because of the continuously taxation toward the colony, the colony of course rebelled. They create an independent republic and draft a constititution.

Answer 5

if i remember correctly the AR was when America broke away from England. america wanted to get away from british rule. the stamp act played a major part in causing it. also americans believed that they could not be properly governed from across the seas, this also included different political views. the results of the war were death and, bet you cant guess... the constitution. a downfall on our part was the use of slaves.