What Was The American Revolution

The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social, political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and formed state. This essay will be reflecting and analyzing the most important events that caused what we call today the American Revolution. The ideas of the enlightenment philosophers helped the people of America stay united and fight for their right
First of all, the enlightenment philosophers; the people who led the revolution, the people who answered to people's requests and inspired them not to give up. Benjamin Franklin was one of those enlightenment philosophers. He was actually, one of the main leading figures in the American Revolution and had an expertise in many subjects for example statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat. Just from the description, a person can tell that Franklin was an extremely intelligent individual. He owned a printing business that got him wealthy and available to participate in many different public affairs. He was extremely involved in the American Revolution and even participated in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence (1776) while in the second continental congress. Finally, in 1787 he became a delegate to the convention the made the U.S Constitution. Another enlightenment philosopher that helped establish the United States of America is John Locke, an English philosopher and had a very big influence on the
First came the passage of intolerable acts, where the British passed laws after the Boston Tea Party to reinforce all of the things that were happening in their colony. This event angered the colonists even more and so they gathered the first continental congress which made British Troops come and try to solve things in a hostile manner that’s how the battles of Lexington and Concord happened, the colonists decided to fight back striking out of the shadows the Brits got outnumbered and had to retreat. This was the first proper victory for the Americans and their morale was boosted more than ever. That’s when enlightenment philosopher Benjamin Franklin came to be part of the second continental congress where representatives from 12 states decided on what to do next. They decided to officially declare independence from Britain, it took them a lot of time, they had to draft the constitution but, finally, in 1776, July 4th America declared itself as an independent state and decided that it no longer belonged to Britain. This finally got Britain to back off and allow the U.S to become independent. In conclusion, This was the biggest win for the Americans and since the revolution, this is remembered as the most important historical event in American