It is no secret to anyone that ordinary people were dissatisfied with the results of the American Revolution. The colonial elite promised better living conditions, forgiven debts, and some land. However, in reality nothing of what was promised came true. The common people were deceived and because of this some joined together to rebel against the colonial elite. The conditions of soldiers in the colonial army were horrible. The fighters did not receive the promised food and clothing while in the camps. Furthermore, no one was paid normally. The elite paid the soldiers in colonial currency, which as we all know was not worth a cent. When the fighters returned to their homes they expected to obtain the Promised Land. Unfortunately for the brave soldiers, members of the colonial elite did not bother their “brilliant” minds to think about it. According to some sources, some of the land was prepared for the soldiers but since there was no one in charge of controlling the distribution and some evil speculators the land was never given into the possession of fighters who sacrificed their blood for it. The main reason why ordinary people were dissatisfied with the results of the American Revolution was the colonial elite deceiving them, the soldiers got nothing, and not even a single promise was kept. The first promise made by the colonial elite to the common people in To gain popular support was the promise to own some lands owned exclusively by you and not by the government. Naturally, many commoners liked the opportunity to become owners of some piece of land and eventually enlisted for military service. It actually wasn't smart of them. Instead of believing the elite, ordinary citizens should have asked for some proof at least in the middle of paper… unite and fight for what they believed. Unfortunately the government was able to suppress all of the rebellions and maintain slavery along with segregation and exploitation for a long time. Works Cited Banneker, Benjamin. Letter to Thomas Jefferson. Edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2009.Clarke, Joseph. Letter on the Springfield Rebellion. Edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2009. Plumb, Joseph Martin. A tale of some adventures, dangers and sufferings of a revolutionary soldier. Edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2009. Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. Voices of the history of a people. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2009.Williams, Appleman William. Empire as a way of life. Brooklyn, NY: Ig Publishing,2007.