U.S Democracy Through The American Revolution

Abstract

The advent of Britain to America brought colonial imperialism and occupation of land , since the thirteenth colonies were occupied politically and economically by the British.From this point of view, it can be said that the aim of the colonizer was to exploit and maximize the profits from the New World which became as clear as, when the Parliament passed a series of Acts and especially the Navigation Act in 1651 that imposed taxes on the American imports.As a result, the American reactions were expressed through the Boston Tea Party.Immediately,the Americans recognized the need of unification in order to demand their rights as the English subjects by calling for protection and equal treatment .However,the demand was rejected ;instead Britain sent more troops to keep order on the colonies .Therefore, the Americans announced the Declaration of Independence that was adopted by most of the Americans and quickly established the First Continental Congress to defend their rights.Consequently,they founded a Continental Army and began to cooperate between each others .Arguably,it was the beginning of the revolution confirmed by the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and ending the Americans as the only victorious by the Battle of Yorktown.This paper is an attempt to provide a clear image about the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized focusing on not only the main causes and major events that led to the revolutionary war,but also on the path towards democracy and building the young United States as a strong new nation and an influential model.