During the American Revolution many different aspects, races, and genders were affected by the revolutionary war. The financing for the war for the Americnas was very dependent on loans and grants from their allies. Also the overproduction of the Continental Currency led to massive inflation which only fueled the countrys' ailing financial system. The economy during the revolution affecting men and women alike men went off to fight the war while the women at home took up the duties of men while they were away with chores such as working in the fields and with crops. After the war the economy began to struggle because there was no power to tax until the government sold off properties in the new territories. Native Americans during the revolution were faced with a delima fight or stay neutral? Eventually different native american tribes went to different sides in the end their land was still conquered as if they were enemies. Western Territories during the revolution were occupied by the British and after the war they were own by the us and sold off $1 per acre. Loyalists during the revolution did not want to split ties with Britain because of their businesses ability for trading with Britain, persecution, and fears of political chaos. Loyaists during the revolution fled america or fought in the British army. After the war in the treaty of paris the Americans and British agree that the loyalists were not be subjected to any type discrimination. And that concludes my thoughts.
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It's weird how one event can leave so many effects on one country. It left tension between the loyalists and patriots, new land boundaries, hatred toward the Native Americans and a massive debt. Now the colonists have another problem on our hands, solving these problems!
I think its interesting that colonists would rather pay their own very large war debts all on their own than remain loyal to Britain and pay a small tax to cover Britain's debts.
I also understand the position of the loyalists; Britain was important for trade and limited choas in the colonies and they didn't want to lose that.
was currency the same back then as it is now/ like did it look teh same>
I think that it was dumb of the Americans to enter a war knowing the the government didn't have the right to tax the people. They should have known that is was going to cause hyper-inflation and that the national debt after the war would be enormous. Also, knowing that the Native Ammericans were going to fight for their land, the colonists should have prepared better during and after the war.
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