Was the American War of Independence a role model for later revolutions in Europe? (eBook)

Essay from the year 2019 in the subject History - America, grade: 1,0, , course: Geschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts, language: English, abstract: The American War of Independence took place from 1775 to 1783 on the Northeast cost of America. It was a war of liberation, independence and a revolution by the people which fought the old system. One must know that at this time most of the north American territory was British, to be exact 13 colonies at the east coast of the continent. The citizens of the colonists fought against the British army because they were not represented in the British government and that is why they wanted to get independent. In 1783 they reached their aim and got independent after a war of 8 years. But they not only got independent but wrote their own constitution in 1787 (took effect in 1789). This was a huge step towards modernity as we know it today because of the guaranteed human rights, and the first democracy in history. As the French Revolution took place quiet directly after the American independence was reached it is worth trying to measure the impact the American War of Independence had on the French Revolution: Was the American War of Independence even a role model for Europe in what is fighting the old system and moving towards modernity by establishing a constitution which includes human rights? In the following the time between 1763 and 1789 will be taken into account. To be able to answer the question whether the American War of Independence was a role model for later revolutions in Europe, with the example of the French Revolution, “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America in Congress, July 4, 1776” and the “Constitution of the United States” itself must be considered as they were the two frameworks of the American War of Independence.