My name is Richard. The full name is Richard Spencer Williams, but just call me Richard. For more than 20 years, I lived in the new lands across the sea, the place that is now known as America. I witnessed the first acts of discontent amongst the colonists, heard the splashing of the tea as it fell into the Boston Harbor, and marched with my fellow soldiers when the Patriots finally defeated us in Yorktown, in 1781.

This is the story of the American Revolution.

After the Revolution, many things changed. However, many things also stayed the same. For example, the rich, white men stayed in charge, and it wasn’t until many years later until the balance in power shifted. The Native Americans still got the short end of stick, along with women and the slaves. On the contrary, the American Revolution also created many new ideas that quickly spread across the globe – much like the corona virus. The first one of those revolutionary ideas is that “birth isn’t destiny”. Before the Revolution, the social status of an individual is decided the moment they’re born. If someone is born in a royal family, they would most likely remain royal for the rest of their lives. If someone is born a peasant, they stay a peasant. But in America, it doesn’t work that way anymore. People can ascend and descend the social hierarchy at any time, without their parents’ status deciding their fate. Another one of the more important new ideas is the creation of the title, “Mr.” or “Mrs.” President. Not “Your Highness” or “Your Majesty”. During that time, the word “President” is a fairly humble title, and for the leader of an entire country to be named “Mr. President” is virtually unheard of. Not only that, but the Americans also established their 4-year term plan, instead of having someone be leader for life. More of the novel ideas that came with the Revolution includes freedom of worship, the separation of church and state, a republican government, and giving the common people political power.

These new ideas from the Revolution will change how the world works, and the French actually had their own revolution, inspired by the Americans. All in all, the Revolution was well worth the trouble, even though there were some flaws that needs to be fixed. Eventually, though, everything settled down, and the world slowly changed and embraced the new ideas brought forth by the Revolution.