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Evaluate the extent to which the colonial independence movement changed American society socially,politically, and economically in the period 1775 to 1800

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Evaluate the extent to which the colonial independence movement changed American society socially, politically, and economically in the period 1775 to 1800. From 1775 to 1800 in the United States, t... he American Revolution became a significant turning point in American society. The American Revolution instigated much change within the newly independent nation, particularly political and social, and to a smaller extent, economically. After breaking away from what appeared to be a tyrannical government in England, leaders in America formed their concept of a perfect ideology. Although at the time they believed that these ideas would help them escape from the British style of government, in reality, they reverted to a style that was much more centralized, similar to that of England's. The ideas behind the revolution pushed many individuals to seek economic prosperity but, unfortunately, the uneducated population of America did not experience as much, if any of this change. Women and slaves experienced a slow but crucial change in society as women gained more freedoms and many slaves were set free. Overall, our nation experienced the majority of its change in politics and social matters, but the change was still seen to a lesser degree economically. Politically, when America first gained independence from Britain, the founders attempted to form it to have the least amount of similarities with Britain's as possible. To reach this goal, they ratified the Articles of Confederation. The ideas that made up the Articles of the Confederation ended up being the exact opposite of the functioning government everyone thought it would be. The state and federal governments had no authority to tax citizens or regulate a sound system of money management and there was no concept of an executive branch or balance of power as shown by the split government systems in Document 7. These flaws caused many difficulties which are emphasized in a letter written by Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson in 1787 as addressed in Document 5. The letter stated that there was “alarming” civil unrest within many areas of the United States and that the government may not have been strong enough to repress uprisings and assure stability. This suggested, for one of the first times, that the founders would be in need of a stronger, more centralized and balanced government and for that reason, they began the drafting o [Show More]

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