DBQ apush Essay

To what extent did the the Statesn Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer be sure to address the political, social, and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800.Notes from Mr. Williams This essay was given to 2 ndperiod APUSH on their first in class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them, please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents, and ADD crucial outside fact and analysis.Notice that this writer does a complete job. He/shedeals with the entire question (deals with extent) and answers the question from economic, political and social points of view. Additionally, he/she used a significant amount of documents and included outside knowledge.After the American Revolution, Americans, who were free of British control, started to reevaluate politics, the economy and society. After breaking away from what they thought was a corrupt and evil government, Americans chan ged how the y wanted togovern their society, even though they ultimately reverted to a more centralized government similar to Britain.The uneducated masses, as viewed by the elite, didnt experience a lot of change though the ideals from the revolution still guided some to seekbetter financial opportunities. Women, slaves, and loyalist experienced a considerable amount of change in society as women experienced more freedoms, some slaves were set free, and loyalist left America. Overall, America didnt experience a l ot of economicchange, but it did experience, to varying degrees, political and socialchange.