revolution ideology
The republican ideology is a facet of the social fabric of the colonial citizens of America that may, arguably, have had the greatest affect on the struggle for independence and the formation of a constitutional form of government in the United States. The birth of the republican ideology, while impossible to place an exact date on, or even month, can be traced back more than a decade before the Revolutionary War. ... The uniformity of this ideology, however, would change and modify itself as circumstances warranted in the period between 1760 and 1800. ... Another common theme which drove the revolutionary ideology was the knowledge not only of the monumental significance of the job to be undertaken, but also the impact a free democracy on a scale as large as America would have on future generations of Americans who, certainly, would not take their freedom for granted. The ideology held by most American revolutionaries was one in which they knew their sacrifices would be acknowledged and appreciated by future generations of Americans. ... Religion also played an important role in the establishment of this ideology. ... As the Revolutionary War continued to wage on longer than had been expected by many revolutionaries, it became clear that some sacrifices, or modifications of this ideology would have to be made. ... An army went directly against the revolutionary ideology in that it necessitated a sacrifice of personal freedom and liberty. ... The Continental Army became a mixture of traditional military discipline and republican ideology. ... Washington was faced with many difficulties, however, in his term of military service during the Revolution. ... One of the most significant challenges to the original republican ideology didnŐt come from the formation of an army, but came after the war in the political arena which was, at the time, under construction. Faction in the system of government, which can be seen as an enemy of liberty and personal freedom and as potentially destructive to the original republican ideology, developed in the newly formed government after the war. ... It is these rural farmers and small scale merchants who tended to cling to the original republican ideology more than urban merchants and businessmen. ... What made this situation so volatile, was the fact that a party system, according to the original interpretation of republican ideology, was a breeding ground for corruption.