Jim and John would gain power of the house hold and delegate all aspects of the house hold from finances to food but keep in mind though there is a change in power the way that money is made still remains the same. The definition of radical is "departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme" (Amer. Heritage). For a radical revolution to occur, it must entail a change in all major aspects of the household. The killing of the young man and Jim and John finding a new form of income would have to seem almost outrageous, crazy or even radical. In the Year 1776, the colonies did not change. The American Revolution was not a radical revolution because of two following aspects: First, the revolution did not change the colonies livelihoods nor did it change the distribution of power. Secondly, a change in government did occur and a new one was instilled but it was not drastic severe or involved the dissolving of another. .
The colonies" population was diverse. For the most part they consisted of immigrants from, of course, England but also Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France and Holland. The population was continually growing and from 1760 to 1775, it rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million. Fishing, shipping and plantation farming were main forms of income. But after the Revolution the quality of life still remained in the Colonies. Plantation farmers kept their slaves and lands and many merchants still shipped and traded goods. Income remained the same. .
The population was separated into many roles. The elites, or the bettering sort, consisted of 10% of the population but controlled 50% of the money. Most if these people influenced government greatly and many of the founding fathers fell into this category. The middling sort was 70% of the population and did prosper but most of them worked with their hands. The other 20% were the minor sort and usually lived on the edge of existence.
