chapter 17

the American revolution took place and made its way and set the bar for other countries. the American revolution was made possible because of three main reasons,religious persecution, taxation without representation, and also salutary neglect. the colonies of the original 13 states were made up of two types of people, transplant communities which were usually in the northern states, and also a majority of indentured servants that were also usually single males. bothy groups wanted to begin anew. one of the first colonies, Jamestown, was comprised of many indentured servants. one notable was Nathaniel bacon who inspired bacon's rebellion. in addition to that he fueled the fire that brought the slave trade to the states. the many reasons that created the revolution were also apparent in many other countries such as France and Spain. the image of the colonies repealing one of the super powers made the many peoples of other countries believe they should work for their rights. the abolition of slavery was first apparent in Brittan. this was followed by the many European powers and eventually with the passing of the 13th amendment in 1864 the united states. from all these revolution a sense of nationalism was evident and made the many ideologies that are still present today. moreover the feminist movement also moved forward after the abolition of slavery. woman's suffrage was important and a controversial topic at the time because equality was a new concept to not only race but gender.