In the essay written by Gary Nash, he argues that the reason for the American Revolution was not caused by the defense of constitutional rights and liberties, but that of “material conditions of life in America” were not very favorable and that social and economic factors should be considered as the driving factor that pushed many colonists to revolt. The popular ideology which can be defined as resonating “most strongly within the middle and lower …showed first 75 words of 883 total…

…showed last 75 words of 883 total…finances and were upset that the concentration of wealth were held by a very small percentage of the population in the colonies. Many rebelled and protested against the wealthy colonists. They wanted to give a clear message to the wealthy that they needed to have a say in the economic situations of the time and there was a need to reform the way that the money was distributed in the colonies. Bibliography Gary Nash essay