How Did African Americans Face After The Declaration Of Independence

After the American Revolution, many problems were faced in forming their own governance starting with the Declaration of Independence. There were many people that were not too fond of the Declaration. Some of the colonist disapproved of the war from the very beginning and some were only willing to support the it as long it did not conflict with their loyalties to the king. These people were of the minority yet a large group all the same. These people called themselves Loyalist and the supporters of the Declaration called themselves Tories. After the Declaration of Independence, colonies started being called states. They believed themselves to be a separate and sovereign entity. The colonies were already in a state of self-governing before the Declaration of Independence
The Revolution exposed the nation’s tension between commitment to liberty and commitment to slavery which obviously seemed to be incompatible. Americans, primarily southern American did not see it that way. For them the Revolution as about securing freedom for themselves and slavery for others. For Native Americans, the Revolution weakened their position in America. With the patriots winning the war, there was an increased demand for western land. Many of whites resented the Indians for helping the British war effort. The Revolution also caused division within the Indian community, making it difficult to come together against the growing power of the white settlers. All of these factors ultimately led to the defeat of the Indian tribes by the white settlers. To the Indians, American independence was “the greatest blow that could have been dealt us.” The women were another group affected by the American Revolution. Many cities and towns had a large population of impoverished women due to so many men leaving for the war and leaving wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters to run a farm on their own or sometimes left with nothing at