Social Effects
One very monumental change in society was the idea of egalitarianism. This is the belief that all people are equal, with the exception of the savage Indians and lowly african slaves. During the war, no person looked upon you and judged you on your financial background. Having a strong work ethic in this almost newly-born society had started to become a more popular trend. If two men are standing next to each other in combat, your social background meant nothing. All that matters in those situations is to put everything that you have in you into the war.
Because of America's victory in this war, there had been more colonists coming to the Americas. This has forced many Indians to abandon their well-developed land, making way for the soon-to-be Americans. They say that their lands are being destroyed by the colonists, but we all know that this is for the betterment of our country.
The North continued to look down upon slavery while the South didn’t change their stance at all. Slavery was too important to the South to begin talks about abolishing it or even limiting it. That didn’t stop the North from attempting to put a halt on slavery, though. Well after the Revolutionary War, the North had begun to free slaves by the thousands. About 20,000 slaves were freed following the war. The South continued their ways and the North continued to look down upon them.
Overall, the Revolutionary War was only helpful when looking at the social effects of the war. People are thought of as more equal, and more and more colonists are coming to the newly indepedent country.
Because of America's victory in this war, there had been more colonists coming to the Americas. This has forced many Indians to abandon their well-developed land, making way for the soon-to-be Americans. They say that their lands are being destroyed by the colonists, but we all know that this is for the betterment of our country.
The North continued to look down upon slavery while the South didn’t change their stance at all. Slavery was too important to the South to begin talks about abolishing it or even limiting it. That didn’t stop the North from attempting to put a halt on slavery, though. Well after the Revolutionary War, the North had begun to free slaves by the thousands. About 20,000 slaves were freed following the war. The South continued their ways and the North continued to look down upon them.
Overall, the Revolutionary War was only helpful when looking at the social effects of the war. People are thought of as more equal, and more and more colonists are coming to the newly indepedent country.
