Revolutionary+War+MG09

Was the Revolutionary War really a revolution?


 * The definition of a revolution is: The overthrow of a government by those who are governed.
 * The first ideas of a revolution came from the Boston Radicals.
 * First problems came from the intolerable acts.
 * Stamp act was when everything had to have a tax and a stamp on it. Because of this people boycotted English goods.
 * English tried to get the people of Boston to buy cheap tea but the Boston Radicals dumped all of the tea into the Boston Harbour.
 * After the "Boston Tea Party" the port of Boston was closed.
 * On April 19, 1775 the war began.
 * There are six stages that need to be completed in order for a revolution can take place.
 * Stage one- Breaking away from the past and weakening the old government.
 * Stage two- period of calming down.
 * Stage three- trying to wipe out the past. When Hutcherdson's house was trashed because he was trying to calm down the Rebels.
 * Stage four- dictator.
 * Stage five-using military force to gain power. The battle in Lexington.
 * Stage six- restoration.

I think that the Revolutionary war was a revolution. The definition of a revolution is the overthrow of government by those who are governed. This means that the people of the country or colony fight the government officials so that they will no longer be ruled by them. All the events that happened during the time of the Revolutionary War led to the overthrow of the British government, which fits the definition of a revolution. In order for a complete revolution to take place six stages need to be completed. Stage one is breaking away from the past and weakening the old government. During the revolutionary war the step that best fits this stage is when the people of Boston boycotted English goods because of the stamp act. The second stage of a revolution is a period of calming down. There was really no rest period during the Revolutionary War. The third stage of a revolution is trying to wipe out the past. The event that best fits this stage is when Hutcherdson's house was trashed because he sent a letter to the British government asking for them to help him calm down the Rebels. Stage four is when a dictator takes over and betrays all ideals of the revolution. That didn't seem to happen in the Revolutionary war. Stage five is using military force to gain power. This stage is best reperesented by the battle in Lexington. Stage six is when the country goes back to it's old ways under a new government. This happened at the end of all the fighting. The American Revolution followed these steps very closely but it seemed to have missed step four. Even though it didn't follow the stages precisely it still fit the definition and most of the steps of a revolution. Therefore, i do believe that the Revolutionary war was a revolution.
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__Sources Used:__ http://www.wordreference.com/definition/revolution http://www.americanrevolution.com/AmRevEssays.rev.htm __ http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/capsule_history.html __