American Revolution Dbq

The American Revolution was not revolutionary for lower classes, African Americans, Native Americans, and women. After the Revolution developed the idea of equality for all, the social order of America was compromised, but ultimately, the people in these minorities were not revolutionized. Following the war, the lower class did not rise to power and they continued to be uninvolved in politics. Another problem post-war was abolition of slavery and the biggest obstacle for it was the fact that many people understood that slavery allowed white men their freedom. Even though the war between the Americans and the British did not cease slavery for African Americans, steps were taken to emancipate slaves, as well as slaves publishing ‘freedom petitions’.
Similar to the African Americans, Americans gained their freedom at the expense of Native Americans. During the 1700’s, Americans starting pushing Native Americans out of their land and farther into the west. In addition, Natives lost their British allies after the Treaty of Paris was put into action, ending with the Indians taking major losses. Lastly, women played a vital role in the war, but gained only a limited amount of status. They held discussions of politics, raised funds to help American troops, and were cooks and nurses. Despite these points, husbands continued to have authority over their wife and her choices. The Revolutionary War was revolutionary for the men who owned land and were wealthy, but it was not for minorities.