“The Revolution was a battle between masters and slaves over the meaning of liberty and independence, we recognize that white Virginians themselves were divided over the meaning of equality” (McDonnell 140). After the Revolution, the limits of freedom were stretched out to free white men, who in a few states, must own property or be able to pay taxes. Those not qualified for freedom were all African-American slaves as well as all women. To the Founders, all men were created equal, but there was a difference between the two. That is what should be understood is that created equal is not the same as being equal. The Revolution framed the open deliberation about who was entitled to freedom and equality. This is still an ongoing debate. Freedom
