Sunday, September 13, 2009
How Radical Was the American Revolution?
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, being radical is "of, relating to, or constituting a political group associated with views, practices and policies of extreme change". With that said, I believe the American Revolution was very radical because we were going against everything; from the taxes imposed by Great Britain to the multiple acts from our mother country. We wanted the British out of America so we could be an independent nation at last. Most of America wasn't satisfied with the fact the Great Britain had taken over the country so we reacted in a way that was considered "extreme" or radical to achieve a state of independence.
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I agree, we reacted very extremely. From the boycotts, to the daughters of liberty, it was obvious we did not want any British interference. I also think that if we would have not reacted as extremeley as we did then we may not have ever gained out independence from Britain.
ReplyDeleteYou make an excellent point, America was after independence, but it is neccesary to remember that was not always the plan, and at times we tend to make the revolutionaries seem like independence was part of some master plan. It was a very extreme act to revolutionize but it is still important to remember that fact.
ReplyDeletei had to look up the word radical too, and came to the same conclusion that you did, though i alsdo added that it was radical because they knew if they lost that they would be in big trouble with England, but they still took their chances to fight for our independence.
ReplyDeleteAubrey and Olivia i like both of your points. Making an extreme change is a good view of what radical is. We risked alot to try to make this nation the way it is, and we managed to come out on top. Also its good to note that this set the standard for other countries too, and encouraged them to fight for independence as well.
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