1. Chapter Four: The American Revolution
Section Four: The War Changes American Society
A. New Political Ideas
1. When the United ____________ became __________, they
established a new type of ________________.
2. Republic – a ______________ in which the power resides with
a group of voting ____________.
a. New State Constitutions
b. Many states wrote_______________ after independence.
c. Many of these ___________ the power of the government
and _______________ certain rights to the _________.
B. The War and American Society
1. Women
a. Women took over ________, businesses, and families while
the _________ were away during the ________.
b. Some __________ with the __________, serving as nurses
or __________. Others served as ________ and even
fought in __________.
2. African Americans
a. Many gained their ___________. Some were freed by
the ___________, while others earned their
___________ fighting in the Continental
____________.
b. After the war, some ____________ states began
_____________ slavery.