Abstract

In this study we will discuss the series of events that have always been a very important component in the field of history. The paper will emphasize on the events led to the Revolution including political, economic and social and philosophical reasons. Finally, the research will analyze many aspects of political factors and activities that led to the Great American revolution.

Causes of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War

Introduction

Wars always lead to tragic events and harsh memories, regardless of its causes. The revolutionary war (1775-1783) and the civil war (1861 and 1865) are two of the major wars that changed the shape of the globe. The series of events that haves caused these wars have always been a very important component in the field of history. Lives of the revolutionary soldiers, all the women who participated and the war veterans are and will always be quoted in glorious terms. American war commenced in 1775, as a war between Britain and the 13 British colonies in North America. The Englishmen fought for their basic and civil rights that they considered were infringed by the British government. In the year 1775, the American Revolutionaries took control over the 13 colonies and formed the Continental Army (Hopkins, p. 176).

American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865. The war began because President Abraham Lincoln, elected in 1860, was determined to preserve the Union, which was threatened by the issue of slavery. The North was growing rapidly in wealth and population, and it was clear to the Southern slave states that the North would eventually be strong enough to carry a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. The Republican Party had been formed in 1854 to oppose slavery. Southern leaders decided that when a Republican President was elected, they should secede from the Union

Consequently, when Lincoln became President, seven states seceded, formed the Confederate States of America and elected Jefferson Davis as their President. On 12 April 1861 Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, one of only two federal properties in the South to remain in Union hands: this marked the start of the Civil War.

The North had by far the greater population (twenty-two million compared with the South's nine million, which included three and a half million slaves) and resources, including most of the nation's mineral wealth, manufacturing, grain and shipping. Cotton was the South's one great asset, which it threw away by forbidding its export in 1861 in order to put pressure on Britain, the main importer of American cotton, to recognize and support the Confederate States. Britain did not comply, and found alternative cotton supplies in India and Egypt. The South had little industry and was dependent on imports from Europe, which the North cut off by blockading the coast.

Events that Caused the American Revolution War

American Revolution started on the imposition of numerous acts that infringed the rights of the Englishmen. A series of events led to the Revolution including political, economic and social and philosophical reasons. Some of the crucial ...