American Revolution DBQ Essay

The American Revolution fundamentally changed the American society. Politically America wanted true independence from Britain and wanted a fresh start. Most of the documents read are political and social change, economically slightly mentioned. With women and slaves having a better input, unlike before the revolution.

In the letter that Abigail Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson, she is telling him how the government of sorts have made things quite messy! She says that the Articles of Confederation was weak and didn’t really have a good stop for rebellions and wasn't that stable for such a new nation. As America didn’t want to revert to how Britain is run by they started a drafting of the Constitution all together.
James Madison in the Federalist gives reason as to why people should allow this change even after such a big change has already taken place not long before. Many people were against this new government and they were call the Anti-Federalist. They thought that the new government would allow to much power, wouldn’t protect the rights of the states, and not include the rights of the citizen. Even though these Anti-Federalist said these things, the Bill of Rights was passed.

For the Americans, they didn’t really experience a huge economic change.

The rich still looked down on the poor, as they thought that they were in need of pity. This “Venerate the Plough” was a thing where the rich ‘rewarding’ the people who farm. It was suppose to give them a sense of hope, encouragement, and promotion of true freedom. Though it clearly showed through that the farms didn’t like this ‘reward’. As that lead to some rebels like Shays’

Rebellion.

Many people were expecting change after the Revolution. Women's rights and slaves rights were two of those changes. In the document where Molly Wallace is writing for women, she is saying how she has the right to learn how to read but isn’t allowed to use her knowledge. She will not been seen as a respectful women because she is trying to speak out. But seen as a disrespectful lady and should be punished. Read in between the lines all you want, women were/are crazy smart and just wanted to say what was obviously logic of that time.

The American Revolution shaped out what we see today. The events in which took place during that time have changed the way we think and learn today. The start of slight equality, the change in the constitution and how everyone is viewed, and how people can and always will be able to see through the rich as just lazy people. The American Revolution fundamentally changed how they saw things then and how we see things now, for the better.