American Revolution Importance

The Importance of the American Revolution Though the US version of revolutionary republicanism has been constantly criticized by the spectators of Europe and Asia ever since its establishment, many purposely ignore the significance of American liberalism and socialism and how the movement for independence pushed the world forward. The basic concepts of civil, economic, and federal freedoms was set up in America, as well as in France and Poland. America’s fight was extremely crucial, because as history paints, the French and Polish revolutions were crushed overtime. France returned to a Monarchy by the 1830’s, and Poland was divided up by Austria, Prussia, and Russia, and then a Commonwealth under the Russian Empire. The Kingdoms of Europe
Yes, new ideas such as an elective body of government, independence from a nation’s military to the King or Queen, and other separations of power has been over the centuries, added to the expanding Monarchies of Europe, but nothing hit the innovation of government than the Liberal Revolution of the 1700’s. The American, Polish, and French ideas gave enlightened thoughts to how government should be run, and gave people the curiosity of, “if we run the government like this, what would happen?” With the exception of Switzerland with their various different forms of a “republic”, all of Europe was covered with Monarchies. Thanks to the American Revolution, people began experimenting with new forms of government, such as Confederations, Federal Republic, Constitutional Republic, Presidential Dictatorship, a Parliamentary Monarchy, and various forms of Socialist States. These governments gave new ideas and new policies to the world that would not have been found if the world continued to stay with Despotic Kings and Celestial
Every person who does not fall under the status of a wealthy white man whose religion and culture match that of his home country’s social norm gained rights in some way, shape, or form through the American endeavor to freedom. Poor men, black people, Hispanic people, Asian people, gay people, women, the handicapped, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, immigrants, and even your average middle class white man gained in empowerment, wealth, freedom, and equality through America’s fight for liberty and independence through their war against Britain. It was significant and crucial to the dignity and self-preservation of humanity, and laid the foundation and guide to future revolutions that contributed their fair share into reforming society and the