Discuss the irony in the American call for freedom at a time when America was a slave society.

America′s call for freedom from British oppression while still being a slave society was undeniably ironic, yet, the Revolutionary movement initiated serious consideration of the issue of slavery. Both Americans and the British made various arguments concerning the irony. The American Revolution redefined economic, political, and freedom in colonial America and around the world. The contradiction between freedom and slavery seems so apparent that it makes it difficult to understand the obstacles to abolition. In the revolution, era slavery became the focus of international debate. The united states changed dramatically in a very short time after the Revolution, the transition was not an easy one, military, politically, and culturally. Socially, the new emphasis on egalitarianism and individual rights changed the relationship and roles. America′s call for freedom from British oppression while still being a slave society was undeniably ironic, yet, the Revolutionary movement initiated serious consideration of the issue of slavery.

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