EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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It had little immediate effect, but eventually led to an expansion of their legal rights.
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It had little to no impact on these groups
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Both groups immediately became more radical in the fight for their rights.
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It immediately led to a significant expansion of their legal rights.
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Detailed explanation-1: -So long as they remained unmarried, women could sue and be sued, write wills, serve as guardians, and act as executors of estates. But the revolutionary emphasis on equality brought some important changes in women’s inheritance rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -Slavery was abolished by law in the states north of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary generation and as a direct consequence of the Revolutionary appeal to universal natural rights. Meanwhile thousands of African Americans served in the armed forces that won American independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American Revolution had an impact on both slavery and the status of women from 1775-1800. It gave the African American slaves opportunities to Escape the bondage and join the army. It significantly affected the legal position of white women.
Detailed explanation-4: -Perhaps the most important immediate consequence of declaring independence was the creation of state constitutions in 1776 and 1777.