Impact of the Revolutionary War on American society and its aftermath.

RUNNING HEAD : REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND AMERICAN SOCIETY

The Impact Of The Revolutionary War On American

Society And Its Aftermath

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The Impact Of The Revolutionary War On American Society And Its Aftermath Introduction

American Revolution was key factor for setting up elementary and long lasting change in the values of Americans . During the period 1775-1800 the revolutionary war played a vital role in the drastic change of American society in each of the following sectors : the American economy due to increased

taxation and inadequate money , the American legal system with its establishment of the Electoral College and constitution and finally the American culture with its ideas related to racial and gender discrimination . Even though the revolutionary war lasted for only a few years , the Revolution itself lasted for more than a century and its impact can still be seen today . A lot of early settlers who had to go through great difficulties while distancing themselves from Britain for their freedom had a feeling of revolt . The revolutionary war greatly influenced the American society and finally resulted in an economically stable and independent country that has achieved victory in spite of facing many hardships

Impact of American Revolutionary War

By the time American Revolution came to an end , the American economy had extremely weakened because there was a dearth of currency and trade This is opposite to the commonly held conviction that the economy of America flourished after the revolution due to the influx of taxes Britain exported a huge amount of goods to American after the revolutionary war . This resulted in a great loss to the local American industries . Moreover in 1784 , Spain blocked its Mississippi River to all of the American trade , and asserted for a part of land close to the Gulf of Mexico that had been actually allotted to America by Britain . Not to forget this piece of land was given up by Britain in to persuade America to stop coalition with France . America was discouraged from stopping its nation because of the restive Indians , who were really encouraged to do so by France and England . The Indians held up to Britain as they thought that if they would win in case , the development of America into the West would stop , and they would be able to save their Indian land . France claimed the money America had owed to France nevertheless America was not stable enough economically to ay off their debts . America said no to pay back the taxes . Still in the war , America had made their own currencies and tax barriers , as a result of which extra taxes were not privileged to citizens . Most of the states of America were doubtful regarding the taxes on good from other states . In few of the states , a lot of farmers were losing their land because they did not have the funds for these taxes . This problem caused the well-known Shays ' Rebellion ' in 1786 , where citizens actually assaulted the tax...