The Global Effect of the American Revolution (Research Paper Sample)

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THE GLOBAL EFFECT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The American Revolution was sparked by British colonies in North America that rose against the British Empire between 1765 and 1783. Consequently, the United States of America was formed due to the British recognition of the sovereignty of the colonies. A result of the American Revolt was the first victorious revolution against a European empire and the first successful formation of a democratically elected government. As a result, a wave of uprisings called the Atlantic Revolutions was born. There was a significant improvement for most Americans, including women, African Americans, and Native Americans. Northern states abolished slavery, more women attended school, and Native Americans sacrificed much of their land as the United States pushed westward swiftly.
The revolution was more than just a national event since an occurrence in one world could never have such a limited influence in the globally linked eighteenth century. Civilizations shattered, and the American Revolution's shock waves permanently changed once-mighty empires floundered on the brink of destruction. The revolution profoundly affected people's lives in the nascent United States of America. While they abolished slavery, its consequences on enslaved people's lives and the system of slavery were far-reaching (American Experience n.p). The expansion of colonization also impacted native Americans in the west and created governments antagonistic to their land claims. The revolution caused the mercantilist system to dismantle industry and commerce to open, thus creating a historical record.
Faced with tenacious American opposition, home internal discontent, and foreign threats, early assurances of fast repression of the agitated colonials quickly went away. The American War had almost instantly spread over the Atlantic Ocean and looked to be on the verge of bringing the United Kingdom down (History Extra n.p). This rarified atmosphere of paranoia and fear caused Britons to see enemies overseas. Among them and soaring atop was the ominous threat of French invading forces and Irish subversives. Commerce and economic power were the primary motivating factors behind the American Revolution when seen from a global perspective (Kaplan 410). Britain, France, and Spain were monarchies with an even more disdainful attitude toward democracy. The Free Trade Movement was the primary focus of the Dutch Republic's efforts (Kaplan 408). The rulers of all these three nations shared the goal of expanding their countries' commercial and economic influence. To achieve this goal, they were prepared to wage war against their most significant adversary, the United Kingdom.
France, which had recently been defeated in the war that took seven years and had suffered the associated damage to the majority in the Caribbean and North America, was the initial country to recognize the chance presented by its sworn enemy's grand civil war. This nation was still nursing its wounds from the Seven Years' War. The patriots' won at Saratoga in 1777, and it was apparent that Britain's protectorates had a shot at winning their struggle for self-rule (U.S History n.p). France and the patriots worked together, hoping to regain the influence and power lost in the past war and crippling Britain severely enough and gain lifelong dominance in the global supremacy. This situation occurred after Britain's colonies had a high chance of ultimately achieving self-rule. France's entry into the American Revolutionary War in 1778 caused the scale and scope of the conflict to expand (U.S History n.p). The war turned it from a conflict-centred in the North Atlantic region into a global war fought in North America, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, and India.
The uprising in British America was something for which Spain, too, had good cause to celebrate. During the eighteenth century, Spain saw its colonies in Gibraltar, Florida, and Menorca and under the control of the rapidly growing British empire (Tillman 546). During the time Spain allied with France to fight