American Revolution Was Truly Revolutionary

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. These were the famous words written in the Declaration of Independence when Americans were fighting for their freedom from Britain during the American Revolution. These words gave hope to all Americans that this war would achieve true equality which would be truly revolutionary. Revolutionary meaning, “ Engaged in or promoting a complete/dramatic change.” Historians debate whether the American Revolution was truly “Revolutionary”, however the war did not result in drastic changes for the women of America, the slaves, and the Native Americans. …show more content…
According to the United States Constitution Amendment 19 (1920) it states, “The right of citizens of the united States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” In general, nothing tremendously changed for Women because as stated in the amendment it took 144 years for women to gain the right to vote.As described in “Creating America” pg. 214 “Issues after the War, women were thought of being able to help the nation by teaching their children, which was not a significant change the time because that was basically their everyday routine. Women never had a “big job” like men did, they couldn’t go out and make a difference in the world. All women were housewives and nothing