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Chapter Menu Chapter Introduction Section 1:Section 1:The Colonies Fight for Their Rights Section 2:Section 2:The Revolution Begins Section 3:Section 3:The War for Independence Section 4:Section 4:The War Changes American Society Visual Summary

Section 4-Key Terms Content Vocabulary republic emancipation manumission Academic Vocabulary contradiction revolutionary

Section 4-Key Terms People and Events to Identify Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom John Trumbull Charles Willson Peale

A.A B.B Section 4-Polling Question Do you feel a sense of pride as an American? A.Yes B.No

Section 4 New Political Ideas Republican ideals changed American government by allowing some citizens voting rights and granting greater religious freedom.

Section 4 When American leaders declared independence and founded the United States of America, they were very much aware that they were creating a republic.republic Americans believed that each state’s constitution should be written down in order to limit the government’s power over the people. New Political Ideas (cont.)

Section 4 John Adams argued for the following ideas regarding government: –a system of “checks and balances” –“mixed government”—legislative, executive, and judicial branches independent of each other –bicameral legislature New Political Ideas (cont.) Wealth of Elected Officials

Section 4 Many states also attached a list of rights to their constitutions. The Revolution led to an expansion of voting rights. New Political Ideas (cont.) –The experience of fighting side by side with people from every social class and region increased America’s belief in equality. Wealth of Elected Officials

Section 4 The Revolution also led to changes in the relationship between church and state. –Governor Thomas Jefferson wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, passed in New Political Ideas (cont.)

A.A B.B Section 4 A white male had to own property in order to vote in the United States. A.True B.False

Section 4 The War and American Society After the war, women gained more rights, Northern states outlawed slavery, and many Loyalists fled the new nation.

Section 4 Women played a vital role in the Revolutionary War, contributing on both the home front and battlefront. Contributions women made: The War and American Society (cont.) –Some women took over running family farms. –Others traveled with the army—cooking, washing, and nursing the wounded. –They served as spies and couriers, and a few joined in fighting.

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Vocab15 republic form of government in which power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote