The American Revolutionary War is one of the longest running wars in American history; third only to the Afghanistan and Vietnam wars. As a consequence, this eight year battle for American independence results in immense loss of life. Approximately “200,000 men bore arms in the American army” (Foner, 2012, p.201), and as much as “50,000 in …show more content…
The well-established culture, where authoritative roles are held by the wealthy educated elite and traditional religious institutions, is faced with authoritative shifts. Unfamiliar conditions must be addressed. For instance, with separation of church and state, religious ideologies no longer dictate policy, therefore how can states ensure voting and decisions are righteous? Additionally, with endowing individual rights to uneducated common men, how can states ensure voting and decisions are intelligent? Finally, with freedom and liberty for all mankind, how can states address existing societal ideology contradictions where slaves and women are property? These questions can only be answered at the cost of losing accepted cultural norms, facilitating a new tolerant, educated, inclusive culture brought on by the War of