Throughout time, wars have had a powerful impact on the world, and have changed the course of history . When people desire a reform, they often resort to war to accomplish it. The war for independence in the United States illustrates that war is a powerful instrument for social and economic change. There were some very drastic changes that took place in America after the war. The mass departure of many loyalists declined the balance of …showed first 75 words of 928 total…

…showed last 75 words of 928 total…writing of the Constitution. At first there was some objection to the constitution by anti-federalists, but it was eventually officialy adopted in June of 1788. All of these changes stem back to one major event in history; the Revolutionary War. As we can clearly see, the major economic and social reforms that occured were a result of the war for independence. This shows us that war is a very powerful instrument in the shaping of history.