Why in America there are no kings [Updated 2021]

One of the forms of government with the greatest presence in history has been the monarchies, being predominant in many of the great historical powers. Even so, there are many states that throughout their history have preferred other forms of government, a clear example being the majority of American states. To know the reasons for this fact, today in this lesson from a TEACHER we are going to talk about why in America there are no kings.

To understand why most American countries do not have kings, we must go to the origins of these states, until the time when the countries as we know them today did not yet exist, and this territory was ruled by european kings.

It could be said that the beginning of the American states is situated in 1776, year in which the Declaration of Independence of the United States, which until that moment had been governed by the British Crown. The United States, after a great war against the United Kingdom, managed to become independent from the British kings, being considered as the first country to carry out a liberal revolution, and serving as an example for states later.

Years later, to early 19th century, the process of independence of the Latin states, who faced those who had been their rulers until then, the Spanish kings. In 1809 a popular uprising took place, called the Chuquisaca Revolution, which started the Spanish American War of Independence. This war was a series of armed conflicts that pitted the Spanish Empire against its possessions in Latin America, declaring many of these regions as republican national states, breaking with the Spanish monarchical government.

In 1824 the war ended, and most of the colonies became independent from Spain, forming 15 new nations. The only colonies that Spain maintained were Cuba and the Dominican Republic, which became independent in 1898 and 1844 respectively.

Over the centuries, other states have become independent from their respective monarchies, leading to the vast majority of American states currently not having a monarchy.

To continue with this lesson on why there are no kings in America we must talk about the different American Republicans that were formed after independence and why this new form of government was sought.

In the Modern Age an ideology known as liberalism, which was based on the defense of individual freedom, a limited power of the State and the equality of all before the law. From liberalism emerged the liberal revolutions, which sought a change in the politics of the Modern Age, these ideas being the ones that influenced the American revolutions.

The first American state to declare itself a republic were the USA, who in their Declaration of Independence spoke of the rejection of the monarchy, and the approval of a republic. This was largely due to the behavior that the English king had had during the war, calling him a tyrant.

Later, the liberal ideology influenced the independence of the American states that were separated from the Spanish Empire, which were formed as republicans, breaking with all kinds of monarchy. The only exception was Mexico that, for a few years, the monarchy took as its form of government, calling itself the First Mexican Empire, a situation that lasted only two years.

So you could say that the reasons why America has no kings are the following:

• The rejection of monarchies of which were colonies. For example the rejection of the United States to the English monarchy.
• A form of government based on illustrated ideals.
• Liberal revolutions seeking the power to the people.
• The search for their own government, for people from their own territory.

Although most American states do not have a monarchy, there are a few few countries ruled by kings. These countries are the exception on the continent but it is interesting to know these States that break with the general rule of America. These countries are as follows:

• Canada: The current monarch of the North American country is Elizabeth II of England, this state being a parliamentary monarchy.
• Old and bearded: A constitutional monarchy whose queen and head of state is Elizabeth II.
• Jamaica: Another of the countries whose monarch is Elizabeth II, because until a few decades ago it was an English possession.
• grenade: A parliamentary monarchy whose queen is Elizabeth II.
• Belize: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy whose monarch is Elizabeth II.