The American Revolution was also known as the American War of Independence. It began in the year 1775, and it was over by the year 1783. The war began when the tension started increasing between the civilians of the 13 North American colonies and the government. After the French and Indian War 1754 to 1763, King George III lost a large amount of money because he needed to purchase arms and goods for his armies in the war. Due to this, King George III was in debt and began taxing citizens in order to pay off the debt. The citizens were not pleased with this idea since they were not aware of it. Therefore, they began to boycott the goods. The Boston Tea Party, The Intolerable Acts, and Continental Congress were all causes of the American Revolution. These series of events led to a constitution that was revolutionary to a
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According to the United States Constitution, Amendment 19, there should not be any type of inequality between who votes. Therefore, this Amendment proves how women were able to vote way after the Revolutionary War. This was a minor change because although women were able to vote, it still took a long time in order for this Amendment to be processed. In the map created by Litwack we can see how after the Revolutionary war after the years went on, the number or slaves began to decrease. By the year 1865, the last slave had died or was finally left in freedom. The Revolutionary war had an impact in this because it ended slavery. Also in the Proportion of All Massachusetts Divorce Petitions Containing Adultery Charges, we can see how the female petitioners percentage increased from fifty percent from 1765-1774 and increased to seventy-nine percent from 1775-1786. We can see that women were getting involved more involved and were being taken into consideration. They want to have the same rights as men and be equal, that is why they fought for their
According to the United States Constitution, Amendment 19, there should not be any type of inequality between who votes. Therefore, this Amendment proves how women were able to vote way after the Revolutionary War. This was a minor change because although women were able to vote, it still took a long time in order for this Amendment to be processed. In the map created by Litwack we can see how after the Revolutionary war after the years went on, the number or slaves began to decrease. By the year 1865, the last slave had died or was finally left in freedom. The Revolutionary war had an impact in this because it ended slavery. Also in the Proportion of All Massachusetts Divorce Petitions Containing Adultery Charges, we can see how the female petitioners percentage increased from fifty percent from 1765-1774 and increased to seventy-nine percent from 1775-1786. We can see that women were getting involved more involved and were being taken into consideration. They want to have the same rights as men and be equal, that is why they fought for their