Revolutionary Period

The American Revolution was a time of change. We no longer wanted to be a part of England’s glorious empire, but rather a brand spanking new ideal, and we did not want their king, but most of all, we wanted it done at once. The American Revolution had everything a revolution should. After all, a revolution is “1) an orbital motion around a centralized point, 2) the overthrow of one government and its replacement with another, 3) …showed first 75 words of 1467 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1467 total…of freedom, we might still have a King and Queen today. All of these men were willing to give up their lives by overthrowing the king, so that other would have a better life under a just and responsive governmental system. It is difficult for us today to understand how much it truly was important to have that liberty. “…you may in your mind compare such unlikely beginnings with the figures since made there (Franklin, 91).”