American Revolution was Revolutionary

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American Revolution was Revolutionary
The American Revolution resulted into independence for the 13 American colonies from the British Empire. The revolution which is considered as one of its own kind reflected and embodied principles of enlightenment including personal liberty, self-government and equality among others. It was largely aimed at ending the then monarchal rule by the British Empire and to establish principles of democracy. The American Revolution was revolutionary in that it helped transform the monarchical society in to a republic where citizens were allowed to participate in the political process. The revolution also introduced a new political importance to the tolerable societal elements disparage making it impossible for the elite to openly belittle ordinary people.
Various reasons led to the eruption of the American Revolution. However, at the root of these reasons was the monarchy system with which the British Empire exercised its power over the colonists. The monarchy exercised supreme power of the subjects without offering them any form of representation as can be seen in the manner in which it enacted tax laws. Under the monarchy systems, the colonists were just but mere subjects of the king and laws made did not consult nor address their interests. Very few white men (those who were deemed as loyal) were allowed to vote. There was no political organized party and the colonists were deprived of numerous rights. A new form of governance would by extension accord these things to the colonists and give power back to the people. This prompted Jefferson to write in the declaration of independence that all men had been created equal with unalienable rights among life and liberty. This sentiment illustrates the extent to which the colonists felt discriminated against and deprived of their rights. Another example also drawn from the declaration of independence, a historical document that recognizes certain truths as being self evident, is the recognition that governments "…derive their just power from the consent of the governed…" (The Charters of Freedom) and the governed had the right to alter or abolish them should they prove to be destructive.
After efforts to petition the colonial government to give equal rights and freedoms to Americans as the Englishmen, the colonists then turned to popularization of radical ideals. These egalitarian ideals instigated a spirit of reform among the people. In one of her earliest writings in 1774, Mercy Otis Warren described American as a state that stood armed with virtue and resolution but who still shrinks back from the idea attacking Britain yet the latter was so prepared to attack and oppress the former (Pavao & Kline, 2014). Years later as the country was preparing for the revolution, she would refer back to this view and continue to say that American were now fully ready and every person had seen the importance of punishing who she considered as "…disturbers of peace, liberty and happiness…" (Pavao & Kline, 2014). In her 1788 writing titled Observation on the new constitutions and on the federal and st...