But the greatest effects were felt within the 13 former colonies of the new United States of America. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Fighting ensued, and the colonies officially declared independence on July 4, 1776. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Enrolling in a course lets you earn progress by passing quizzes and exams. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The shortage of money became so acute in some places that money substitutes appeared. At the very time Jonathan Boucher's sermon "On Civil Liberty, Passive Obedience, and Nonresistance" had been written in 1775 "with a view to publication," and though it had been delivered publicly enough in Queen Anne's Parish, Maryland, it was promptly thereafter suppressed; "the press," Boucher later wrote, "was shut to every publication of the kind." The Origins of the American Revolution | US History I (AY Collection) If the institution provided no economic benefit, many people began to suspect that slavery would simply fizzle out. It took 20 years for America to climb out of the recession caused by the convergence of these factors. He has taught World History, U.S. History, and freshman and sophomore English at the high school level, and Economics, Government, and Sociology at the college level as a dual-credit instructor and adjunct. As the French monarchy continued to spend on the American revolution, funds dried up for internal support. - Bernard Bailyn, 1967. The United States' founding years were not as prosperous as many people believe. The Stamp Act. They resented not only having to buy goods from the British but pay tax on them as well. Paul Reveres ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord, The Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill, The surrender at Saratoga and French involvement, Final campaigns in the South and the surrender of Cornwallis, The status of naval forces at the outbreak of war, French intervention and the decisive action at Virginia Capes, Causes and Effects of the American Revolution. Get unlimited access to over 88,000 lessons. A Booming Economy, Reversed After the war, however, the economic situation reversed dramatically. The acts even restricted direct trade between one colony with another colony. Norfolk stirred up fears of a slave insurrection in the South, Randall says. These Policies Negatively Influenced Colonies Businesses But Highly Benefited British Businesses. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution - Studocu