American Revolution: Social and Economic Impact

First, Last Name

šIdentify Joseph Brant

Answer explanation

Native Americans united under Joseph Brant to resist U.S. incursions onto their land. However, the American economy suffered an enduring recession as a result of casualties, population changes, shifting markets, inflation, national debt and import duties.

Which of the following situations was a result of the American Revolution?

• It led to social repression of the poor working class

• It led to a struggling economy that impacted all Americans

• It gave American women the right to vote

• It provided new lands for patriotic Native Americans

How did the concept of 'Republican Motherhood' impact middle and upper class white women?

• Women were given a financial stipend for each male child they gave birth to, elevating the family's social status

• Women were given educational opportunities to ensure they properly schooled their sons

• It was an award system that finally acknowledged the sacrifices women made for their families and the republic

• It gave mothers the right to vote, which changed the entire societal structure

How did the American Revolution impact Native Americans?

• Native Americans who fought on the side of the British were publicly executed as traitors

• It led to an era that advanced their civil rights as U.S. citizens

• It marked the highlight of Native American civilizations

• Their rights and interests were disregarded, even for those who supported the Patriots

Answer explanation

Though the land west of the Appalachian Mountains had been closed to American settlement since the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Treaty of Paris granted all of that land to the new United States. As whites poured into the territory, even the nations who had supported the Patriots found their rights trampled.

The American Revolution brought about which major change to the nation's formal political process?

• The colonies drafted laws to address political term limits

• Women were given the right to vote in local elections

• Free blacks were given the opportunity to voice their input toward new legislation

• Common hard-working men were encouraged to participate in politics as elected officials

Answer explanation

One of the most dramatic effects of the Revolution was to include more men in the formal political process. Yeoman farmers and urban artisans made up a majority of elected officials in northern states and significant minorities elsewhere.