In The American Revolutionary War, Which Side Were The Liberals?
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seattleman 2012/05/12 14:16:51The LIBERAL Americans fought for freedom from the despotism of CONSERVATIVE B...
+7Actually, I'd say it was the RADICAL liberals who fought for freedom. The moderates and conservatives were advocating a more patient approach.
"Relations between the colonies and the mother country had been deteriorating since the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763. The war had plunged the British government deep into debt, and so Parliament enacted a series of measures to increase tax revenue from the colonies. Parliament believed that these acts, such as the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767, were a legitimate means of having the colonies pay their fair share of the costs to keep the colonies in the British Empire.[8]
Many colonists, however, had developed a different conception of the empire. Because the colonies were not directly represented in Parliament, colonists argued that Parliament had no right to levy taxes upon them. This tax dispute was part of a larger divergence between British and American interpretations of the British Constitution and the extent of Parliament's authority in the colonies.[9] The orthodox British view, dating from the Glorious Revolution of 1688, was that Parliament was the supreme authority throughout the empire, and so by definition anything Parliament did was constitutional.[10] In the colonies, however, the idea had developed that the British Constitution recognized certain fundamental rights that no government—not even Parliament—could violate."
So,...
"Relations between the colonies and the mother country had been deteriorating since the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763. The war had plunged the British government deep into debt, and so Parliament enacted a series of measures to increase tax revenue from the colonies. Parliament believed that these acts, such as the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767, were a legitimate means of having the colonies pay their fair share of the costs to keep the colonies in the British Empire.[8]
Many colonists, however, had developed a different conception of the empire. Because the colonies were not directly represented in Parliament, colonists argued that Parliament had no right to levy taxes upon them. This tax dispute was part of a larger divergence between British and American interpretations of the British Constitution and the extent of Parliament's authority in the colonies.[9] The orthodox British view, dating from the Glorious Revolution of 1688, was that Parliament was the supreme authority throughout the empire, and so by definition anything Parliament did was constitutional.[10] In the colonies, however, the idea had developed that the British Constitution recognized certain fundamental rights that no government—not even Parliament—could violate."
So, the colonists were upset that the Parliament was not following the Constitution. Sounds like conservatives wanting the rule of law followed, not individuals making up new laws as they go, disregarding the over-riding fundamental laws.
In the US, the Constitution, as intrepeted by the Supreme Court, is always above Congress. An idea to remember today.
So this question is wrongly set up, sorry. A little history will set you straight on that.
Therefore, I think the revolution was a conservative reaction to the illiberal trends in England. When laws aren't followed, conservatives get irritated.
Read the Declaration. What is Jefferson complaining about?
That's from the British pov, of course. :) The Colonial pov was that they were freeing themselves from tyranny. At least that was how it was spun.
adjective
1 open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values: they have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people.
• favorable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms: liberal citizenship laws.
• (in a political context) favoring maximum individual liberty in political and social reform: a liberal democratic state.
• Theology; regarding many traditional beliefs as dispensable, invalidated by modern thought, or liable to change.
conservative |kənˈsərvətiv|
adjective
holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.
noun
a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics.
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at that time someone that would of been more conservative minded would of in fact been in favor of the king and british rule because that was what they would of been used to and wouldn't of wanted any kind of change from the traditional ways they lived by.
And, after the revolution, American laws were very similar to English law. This was no liberal breakthrough.
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Both sides were theocratic, and run by the wealthy male and white
The liberals were the ones being killed for believing in blasphemy like the earths rotation
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