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• The American Revolution affected American society by inspiring growing concern over societal inequality before, during, and after the revolution
• Many northern states abolished slavery after the American Revolution
• The Continental Congress abolished the importation of enslaved laborers, which met with widespread support
• Southern plantation owners resisted the abolition of slavery as they saw enslaved laborers as closely tied to their economic interests
• Revolutionary ideals led to the opening of state and national governments to greater democratic influence, such as the universalization of suffrage and the abolition of titles of nobility
• The American Revolution affected the role of women, who contributed greatly to the war effort and appealed for a more permanent expansion of their roles after the war
• Republican Motherhood


  The idea that women were vital to a healthy democracy because they could raise sons well schooled in republican principles, which led to the need for women's education
• The American Revolution inspired other revolutionary movements around the world, including the French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution
• The French Revolution was sparked by economic woes and the unequal representation in the Estates-General, leading to the formation of the National Assembly and the storming of the Bastille
• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen produced during the French Revolution was influenced by the American Declaration of Independence and included protections of basic human rights and a limited monarchy
• The Haitian Revolution was led by enslaved people who rose up against their French masters, resulting in the first successful revolution of enslaved people and the first black-led independent nation in the Western Hemisphere
• Latin American countries also began rebelling against their colonizers, Spain and Portugal, and established independent governments