Was the American Revolution a Social Revolution or a Political Rebellion
In 1775, the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. ... With the violence fought in the war and the political reform after it, the American Revolution was both a social revolution and political rebellion. During the period before the American Revolution, England was in control of the thirteen colonies. ... These were some of the reasons why colonists were pushing for political reform. ... They wanted only local taxation, which is why many colonists joined the revolution to fight the upper power. The poor, before the revolution, were striving for money. ... After the revolution, some of the poor were able to gain land from serving in the army and debts to England were cut off due to the disconnection from England. ... This sort of reform proves that the American Revolution was more like a political reform although some aspects of it were social changes. The social revolution is a complete change in society. ... A social revolution also consists of a change in the seat of power. ... Other social revolutions led to changes from hierarchy to dictatorships, but in the case of the colonies it changed to the balanced scale system.