The stages and progression of the aMERICAN rEVOLUTION:
Stage 1: The Normal
Before the revolution, The United States otherwise known as America was ruled by the British and their monarch
King George III.
Before the revolution, The United States otherwise known as America was ruled by the British and their monarch
King George III.
Stage 2: Criticism on the Existing Regime
- The First Continental Congress gathered to discuss the protests of the Intolerable Acts.
Stage 3: Widespread Dissatisfaction
- The Boston Tea Party is example of the many protests the colonists held.
- Those against the British regardless of status in society joined the protests.
Stage 4: Transfer of Power
- Declaration of Independence was the transfer of power in the American Revolution.
- This gave the 12 founding fathers power in goverment.
Stage 5: Civil War
- The Revolutionary War which the British and loyalists fought against each other for independence and freedom within the colonies.
Stage 6: Reign of Terror
Although the colonists fired and killed some loyalists, unlike most revolutions, the American Revolution does not have a reign of terror. At one point, the loyalists attempted to negotiate peace with the colonists (Olive Branch Petition) but this act of peace was turned down by the monarch King George III.
Although the colonists fired and killed some loyalists, unlike most revolutions, the American Revolution does not have a reign of terror. At one point, the loyalists attempted to negotiate peace with the colonists (Olive Branch Petition) but this act of peace was turned down by the monarch King George III.
Stage 7: Thermidorian Reaction
The Second Continental Congress selected George Washington as the first president of the new America. The Declaration of Independence was formed by the founding fathers of the United States and drafted by Thomas Jefferson finally allowing freedom and rights for the American people.
The Second Continental Congress selected George Washington as the first president of the new America. The Declaration of Independence was formed by the founding fathers of the United States and drafted by Thomas Jefferson finally allowing freedom and rights for the American people.