<Tab/>American Independence is generally a phrase with strong positive connotations, and righteous ideas of liberty, equality, and freedom attached. Though these ideals were achieved for some, for the majority of people in the 13 colonies, it did not come close to embodying them. The independence won by the colonies directly benefited a small section of society consisting of the white and wealthy middle and upper classes. For the rest of society- consisting of women, slaves, Indians, and the vast working classes- the positive effects of independence were felt much later, whi…
