It called on women to teach republican values within the family and granted women a new importance in American political culture.
In response to women's participation in the American Revolution, Enlightenment ideas, and women's appeals for expanded roles, an ideal of "republican motherhood" gained popularity. *Judith Sargent Murray advocated education for females Republican Motherhood *Abigail Adams' "Remember the Ladies" (letter to husband John - remember to include the woman when working on the new government) Increased calls for greater political democracy: Model for other northern states to follow ALL children born in PA would be free, regardless if their parents were slaves ***Pennsylvania's Gradual Abolition Law (1780): Prohibited importation of slaves into PA (gradually outlawed slavery). *Some individuals called for the abolition of slavery The push for equality after the Revolutionary War: *Written by Thomas Jefferson with the help of John Adams and Ben Franklin Push for equality during and after Revolutionary Warĭuring and after the American Revolution, an increased awareness of inequalities in society motivated some individuals and groups to call for the abolition of slavery and greater political democracy in the new state and national governments. *All men had natural rights of "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" *Inspired by Enlightenment ideas - John Locke (Life, Liberty, Property) - and Thomas Paine *A little island could not rule a larger continent *Challenged KingGeorge3 - it was "common sense" to break away from the corrupt monarch The ideas in these documents resonated throughout American history, shaping Americans' understanding of the ideals on which the nation was based. The colonists' belief in the superiority of republican forms of government based on the natural rights of the people found expression in Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence.
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