What were some ideas behind the American revolution?

Not all revolutionary ideas were new. Many American revolutionaries cherished what they saw as traditional British customs, values and ideals that, they believed, had been bypassed or corrupted by King George III and his parliament during the 1770s. read more

American Revolution ideas Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 The ideas of the American Revolution came largely from three sources: the European Enlightenment, traditional British legal and political values, and what some historians call the ‘American experience’. read more

Those two ideas alone could foster revolution. Economics tends to play a role in most human events though and there were economic ideas as well as political ideas - but the political ideas are far more inspiring than the economic ideas that underlay the revolution. read more

The American Revolution was indeed a revolution of scope and import, and it was indeed inspired by the colonists' demands for economic and political freedom, while the leaders behind the revolution were generally of the upper social class in terms of the property they owned. read more