American History

The revolutionary period of America was marked by some as a time in which division amongst colony members occurred over the feelings colonists felt about Britain. Many of the early American colonists shared a common respect and identity with Britain, and considered it a place of their heritage. While other colonists viewed Britain as an engine of tyranny, who would go so far as to attack people from her own land. The Second Continental Congress eventually joined together, collectively determining that the British monarchy, by acts of tyranny, could no longer claim their allegiance.

The historical context from which the two documents arose primarily took place during a time in which a series of intellectual, political, and social ideals held by a large portion of the colonists were undergoing radical change. People from all over the various locations of the colonies were beginning to feel a general sense of oppression from their British counterparts, therefore, the colonies eventually moved towards an armed resistance against the British. One of the main reasons many colonists began to side with the revolutionaries, revolved around the Boston Massacre. The aftermath from this incident helped spark the rebellion which took place a short time later.

Comparing and contrasting the positions on the relationship between the colonizers and colonies, although the majority of the colonies stood on the side of the colonizers, or, Britain, a small number of the colonists decided to fight back. This eventually led to physical battle. Some differences between colonizers and the gernal public of the colonies revolved around the feelings held by some of the colonists regarding political beliefs about national sovereignty and enlightened republican liberalism. The revolution itself took place in a time were the working class became discontent with the state and condition of their government.