The American Revolution

The American War was fought from 1776 to 1778 but the Revolution

occurred much before the war. John Adams best described the revolution

when he said:

"But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean

the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war

commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the

people...This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments,

and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution."

Thus, The American Revolution was fought to sustain a economic,

political and social order. In order to understand what The American Revolution was, we must first

look at some of the preexisting conditions of the colonies. The economy

of Colonial America were divided into three distinct parts: New England,

an area where the economy was predominately commerce; the South, an area

where cash crops were the major economic order; and the middle colonies,

a region that was a mix of both.

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