1. Impact of the American Revolution

2. New politcal Ideas
Established a Republic (true Democracy could lead to tyranny by majority)
Elected representatives to govern according to laws
Equality of all citizens (women and slaves not included)
Voting rights expanded (property restrictions lessened)
Freedom of religion (stop state funding of chruches)

3. Changing society
Women – Republican Motherhood increases access to education
- easier to obtain divorces
- but still cannot vote and controlled by men in lives
AA – many freed during the war
- emancipation become an issue (slavery didn’t fit with
ideals of a republic)
- Face discrimination, usually only can find menial jobs
- create distinct AA culture
Loyalists – property taken (sometimes sold off {NY} or given to relatives {MA})
- shunned by neighbors
- 100,000 flee to England and Canada

4. Nationalism (pride in country)
War united Americans around a common enemy
Created patriotic symbols and folklore to create bonds
- American Heroes (Washington, Adams, Hancock) to look up to
- American history taught in schools