The American Revolution affected the government and people back then. It affected the people because they had to go through unjust representation and taxes that King George III had placed. It affected their government because as they grew as a nation it got stronger. They made sure what happened to them under Britain's rule never happened again so it influenced their rules. Their government went from monarchy to a democracy. They set up a president instead of a king whom only served 2 terms and then had to step away from office. The people had more representation and chose who would run the country.