Question

State the results of the American war of Independence.

Answer 1

1. For the first time, a colonial power was overthrown by the colonies, leading to the establishment of a republican government in the United States.
2. The Declaration of Independence of 1776 stated that “all men are born equal.” But in reality, America had to fight a bitter civil war in the succeeding century to abolish slavery.
3. By 1777 nearly all the colonies had a written constitution These constitutions protected individual rights, freedom of press, and freedom of religion. The church and the state were separated.
4. The intellectuals of the time believed that the republican state was the only political structure in which individuals could preserve their basic freedom including property and political rights.
5. The conception of people’s right to a government of their choice encouraged the Latin American revolutionaries to strive for the overthrow of the Spanish empire in South America.
6. Mirabeau quoted the Declaration of Independence with enthusiasm during the French Revolution.
7. Lafayette, who fought the British on Washington’s side through to the conclusive battle at Yorktown in 1781, later during the French Revolution served the French National Guard as its Commander.