What were the effects of American Independence on the establishment of a government in the United States of America?

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a conflict between the American colonists and the government of England. In 1776 the Declaration of Independence was written and was signed by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklyn and others; and it showed that they were determined to become a free nation. France entered the war in favor of the colonists in 1778. With their help, the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in 1779 and the Americans practically had won their independence, even though fighting would not formally end until 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. 

Declaration of Independence

In 1787, four years after the Revolution, the old Federal Constitution was changed and it was replaced by a new constitution that was held in Philadelphia. After that it was established that the new American state was a republic and not a monarchy. Instead of being a unitary state, it was a federation. It was a democracy rather than a dictatorship. But that democracy was not perfect because voting was restricted to adult males who owned property, women had no political rights, and slaves had no rights at all.

The framers of the new constitution gave the  federal government greater powers such as taxation and regulation commerce. The government was divided into three branches. It had a legislative body which was the Congress. The executive branch with the President at its head. And the judicial branch which was the Supreme Court. The three branches were expected to check and balance one another. 

Constitutional convention of 1787

As it was said in class, "the American example of democratic government was a landmark in world history as it helped influence other societies living under monarchic rule to start a revolution."