Unit 2 Essay: The American Revolution

Unit Essay: The American Revolution DBQ (2005)

In order to get credit for this project, you must write an essay on the following topic:

The American Revolution

DBQ: To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer, be sure to address the political, social, and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. (2005)

Many historians consider the American Revolution to have been a galvanizing experience in the formation of the United States of America. Prior to the Revolution, the various colonies more or less considered themselves stand-alone nations with a distant connection to the British Empire, but the Revolution would change all that. The poster to the left penned by Benjamin Franklin illustrates one of the significant changes: greater political unity between the colonies. This DBQ examines not only the political changes the Revolution brought, but the social and economic effects as well, and is an interesting document illustrating ideals of the times.

Join, or Die. Pennsylvania Gazette, 1754. Artist: Benjamin Franklin