Chapter 5 Question 4

4. The Signifance of the American Revolution is that the idea of freedom,liberty and basic rights first started in the Americas. The American Revolution is the first incident in history where John Locke's natural rights ideas were actually practiced. The revolution was the first step towards a democratic government. The democratic system that we have now come the continental congress. The delegates after the war used the government they had at present and their ideas to create a new form of government which we use till now. The American Revolution was also an encoragement to other countries to fight for independence. The French were inspired the american revolution which led to the French Revolution. The social system in the colonies was very different then the social system in the colonies and even in other countries. In the American colonies even women had a role in the war. They were nurses and took care farms and family back at home. In the American Colonies even women worked, which was not the case in Britian.