What is Revolution?
Darien Velez
Why so much chaos?
The American Revolution.
The government can always affect how we are living in a community, and can creates problems or make peace. Once the government tries to make changes, people start to speak and give their opinions whether they like the change or not. For example, the American Revolution was caused because there was tension building between the colonists and britain authorities. The british government tried to raise revenue by taxing the colonies which caused heated protest from the colonists, who resented their lack of representation in Parliament and demanded the same rights as other british subjects. They felt as if they weren't being treated equally as the british which eventually caused an uprise to rebel against the britain authorities.
The Hatian Revolution.
Revolution has occurred all over the world, and will continue to change our planet. A revolution is an overthrow of a government in favor of a new system. Many factors can trigger this to happen such as race, religion, jobs, affliction, etc. An example would be the Haitian revolution which expanded over a thirteen year time span. “The people of color began the chain of rebellion when french planters would not grant them citizenship as decreed by the National Assembly of France.”
The haitians were not happy with the way they were being treated by the french, and thought it was time to take a stand and change the french regulations. Not everyone can agree with the way governments are established, and take a chance to rebel to change, and create a new system.
The Nicaraguan Revolution.
An Insider of the American Revolution.
The Conflict.
“ In 1773 a band of Bostonians dressed as Indians boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, an outraged parliament passed a series of measures designed to reassert imperial authority in Massachusetts”. The government was so outraged that they surrendered and changed their own political system to create peace throughout the community. This shows us that they did not respond in anymore violence, they were just out numbered, and decided it was easier to change the political system.
The British troops had been billeted in Boston in October 1768 after repeated requests from British customs officials, who had been harassed and intimidated because of their efforts to enforce the Townshend Act. Numerous clashes between the soldiers and the citizenry resulted. The killings of March 5, promptly termed a “massacre” by Patriot leaders and commemorated in a widely circulated engraving by Paul R., aroused intense public protests and threats of violent retaliation. This pressure caused Lieutenant Governor Thomas H. to withdraw the troops to an island in the harbor.Do The benefits outweigh the costs? You choose.....
Benefits.
An overthrow of a poor government
More freedom of speech
Peace
A new perspective on issues
Costs.
Act of violence
Fear resulting in change of life
Loss of control from the capital