When common sense was published many American merchants and businesses remained loyal to the king because?
they were conservatives
American revolution?
The American Revolution refers to the battle of colonists of the British colonies to free themselves from British rule between 1775 and 1781. The effective starting date is April, 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord; the end was the Battle of Yorktown in October 1781. http://members.aol.com/spursfan50/davida... The treaty ending the revolution formally was in 1783. If you are asking for the philosophical meaning of the Revolution, you'll have to read David McCullough.