America And Rome's Struggles

Essay Compare the early Roman struggle for independence to that of colonial America’s. What similarities do you see in the Roman and colonist outlook on their future government? There are many similarities between America and Rome’s attempts at independence. First, a higher party oppressed both. For the Roman’s, it was the Etruscans, while it was the British for the colonists. Both also shape how Romans and Americans lived their lives. In the …

…not receive enough rights. They eventually gained enough support to lead a revolution against it’s oppressor. Once the English and Etruscans were defeated, the people set up governments that gave the average citizen a say in political affairs. The Americans set up a democracy, while the Romans set up a republic. While America has kept a democracy for about 250 years strong, Rome became an empire in 31 B.C. beginning with the reign of Octavian.