Republican Reform

Times Are Changing: Evolution of American Society

Economic

Religious

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Social Changes

RACHEL SOPHIECHRISTINE

Pre-Revolution

ECONOMIC SYSTEM: MERCANTILISMGOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OVER TRADE COLONIES WERE SUBSERVIENT TO MOTHER COUNTRYBRITISH GOVT GAVE COMPANIES MONOPOLIES OVER TRADE( EAST INDIA COMPANY HAD TEA TRADE MONOPOLY )

CAPITALIST SOCIETY WITH EMPHASIS ON SELF INTERESTFREE TRADE, LITTLE GOVT INTERFERENCE INCREASED AMERICAN MANUFACTURINGHIGH INFLATION LEVELS, DEPRECIATION OF PAPER MONEY LEVEL OF EXPORTS REACHED AND EXCEEDED PRE WAR LEVELS MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOCIAL POSITION

Post- Revolution

Pre- Revolution

Post- Revolution

ANGLICAN CHURCH WAS DOMINANT BECAUSE IT WAS THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE STATES SPONSORED ANGLICAN CHURCHES

INCREASED RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE- ON THE ROAD TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOMCREATION OF NEW RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES SUCH AS BAPTISTS AND METHODISTS - RELIGIOUS PLURALISMLESS EMPHASIS ON ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY >> SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATEREPUBLICANISM CALLED FOR DELIVERANCE FROM SIN AND LUXURYMANY SLAVES WERE CHRISTIANIZEDVITAL, FRAGMENTED

SLAVES:PRE REVOLUTION:- SLAVERY WAS AN OLD INSTITUTION IN COLONIES- ESSENTIAL PART OF ECONOMY IN STATES BELOW MARYLAND- IDEAS OF LIBERTY INCLUDE SLAVES- SEEN AS PROPERTYPOST REVOLUTION:- DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:FREEDOM IS A UNIVERSAL ENTITLEMENT- SLAVES BEGIN TO QUESTION SLAVERY- BRITISH AND VOLUNTARY EMANCIPATION RESULTS IN LARGER FREE BLACK COMMUNITY

NATIVE AMERICANSPRE REVOLUTION:- BRITISH TRY TO MAINTAIN PEACEBETWEEN COLONISTS ANDINDIANS- PROCLAMATION OF 1763- SPLIT BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN SIDES- UNEQUAL SOCIETY >>BRITISH CAN TREAT THE INDIANS LIKE HOW THEYTREAT AMERICANSPOST REVOLUTION:- AMERICAN VICTORY IN WARDETRIMENTAL TO INDIANS- "EQUAL" SOCIETY >> INDIANS BECAME A CONQUERED FOREIGN NATION

WOMEN:PRE REVOLUTION:- WOMEN WERE DEPENDENT ON HUSBANDSPOST REVOLUTION:- SIMILAR SITUATION TO PRE REVOLUTION- LITTLE LEGAL CHANGE IN WOMEN'S AFFAIRS(NOW: RIGHT TO DIVORCE, MAKE CONTRACTS, DO BUSINESS IN ABSENCE OF HUSBANDS)- BUT PEOPLE BEGAN TO QUESTION TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES AND MARRIAGE- REPUBLICAN MOTHERHOOD- LEADS TO MORE FEMALE EDUCATION

"THE REVOLUTION SHATTERED TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, AND COMMON PEOPLE INCREASINGLY DISCOVERED THAT THEY NO LONGER HAD TO ACCEPT THE OLD DISTINCTIONS THAT HAD SEPARATED THEM FROM THE UPPER RANKS OF THE GENTRY."