Question

Aftermath--Explain what changed after the American Revolution?

Answer 1

Many loyalists in America fled · Patriots replaced English politicians · Increased value of the peoples' "natural rights" · System of laws chosen by the people · Non-importation agreements stimulated American manufacturing · Sense of self reliance during the American Revolution · Women were respected more due to the idea of "republican motherhood" · Women were the raisers of the voting population and became the moral compass of the nation · Temporary voting rights for women in some states · Divorce became easier for women · Voting restrictions lessened meaning that men with less land could now vote · Slavery banned in the north · African Americans status changed separating the north and south · New constitution included "all men are created equal" providing anti-slavery rhetoric in years to come · Separation of church and state

Answer 2

Colonists were able to be free and colonized