Class Conflict: Ripple Effect Of The Revolutionary War

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The role of class conflict caused a ripple effect of violence and mutiny in the seek for independence associated with the struggle for maintaining cooperation within the colonies in the American Revolution between those who were superior with titles and those who of poor inferior background chasing a dream with promised wealth and better social status. As the war started, many colonists who have and owned any property or no property were also recruited into the coalition of the Revolution. When the desperate need called for soldiers, the colonial militia was formed up with the men from their own community. Along with the local militia members, many also joined by members of the free black men community, members of white servants and unsettled …show more content…

Those enlisted to serve were promised lands and food rations but at no time that they received what was promised or any type of charity for their involvement which led to rebellious uprising conflicts between different classes of society; such as poor against rich and officers against soldiers. The soldiers of lower class would see their officers well fed and clothed and were paid while they were fed with slop and marched in rags without shoes and were not even paid at all for months. Soldiers were treated badly as such of slaves where they were beaten and abused by their officers for any minor wrongdoing that was accused upon them with no lawful …show more content…

George Washington set “an example” by having two of the three ringleaders that started a small mutiny in the New Jersey Line executed by their own comrades. As much as men were needed for the revolution, blacks were turned down by George Washington to join the fight in the Revolutionary army in seeking for their freedom. With the increased numbers of the black communities in different counties, it was feared that slaves could revolt due to the increasing number of black slaves. With the ongoing of the different class conflict erupted within the military ranks, the southern lower class resisted change in mobilizing for the revolution. They saw themselves under the rule of a political elite, win or lose against the

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