Compare And Contrast The Revolutionary War And Civil War

Independence was a key point in the wars that happened between the late 1700s and the mid 1800s. Both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War accomplished a remarkable feat, because they both fought for the independence of the American people. The two wars were very similar in where they were fought, and what they were fighting for. The American troops in both wars were fighting for freedom from Britain, in the American Revolution, and to end slavery in the South, in the Civil war.
The American Revolution is also know as the United States War of Independence. The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. It was fought between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. Tensions had been building between the colonists and the British authorities long before the war began. The war was caused by the taxes, strict rules and regulations set by the British. The British made attempts to raise the taxes for the colonists and this did not please the colonists. So,

they demanded equal treatment as other British subjects received. Eventually, the resistance of the colonists lead to violent encounters, such as the Boston Massacre. In response, the continental congress met and decided to issue a declaration of the rights of every citizen; life, liberty, property, and trial by jury. The Congress had planned to meet again but were too late, the violence just continued. The first battles go the American Revolution happened on April 19, 1775, in Lexington and Concord. The goal of the Revolution was to gain independence from Britain and to unite the colonies. In 1778, France entered the war on the colonists side. This changed the war to an international conflict instead of just a civil war. Shortly after the French entered the war, the British were forced surrender. By 1781 the colonists had officially gained independence from Britain although, the violence did not stop until 1783. Eventually, the Revolutionary War lead to the United States becoming an independent nation.
The Civil War was fought between the Union and the confederate states of America. The war was mainly fought over the practice of slavery, from 1861 to 1865. The goal of the Civil War was to preserve the union, state versus nation powers of government and the issue of slavery. The two parts of the United States had conflict involving state rights compared to federal authority, westward expansion, and slavery. All of these conflicts lead up to the Civil War. Before the Civil War, around the nineteenth century, the United States was greatly expanding. During this time, the North had a well established economy based off from small farms while, the South’s economy was run by large farms, and they were dependent on slaves.
Along with other reasons, both wars were fought because of denied rights.

The American Revolutionary War was fought ignored to be independent from Britain because they were enforcing unfair laws. The Civil war was fought to abolish slavery. The use of slaves in the South was extremely common and the Northern United States wanted to put an end to slavery. The goal of both wars were to give the rights back to the people of the United States. The British and the use of slaves took away the rights to be a free person. The objective of the Civil War and the Revolutionary War were to grant the right of freedom to all people of the United States.
In the end, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War waged in the name of unity and freedom. The Wars brought America together and helped to protect the rights of the American people. Successfully, Britain was defeated and the blacks were given the rights that they deserve. The outcome of both of the wars offered a huge revolution to the United States of

America.