Consequences of War
What happend after the Revolutionary and Clival war
Consequences of War Details
Britain developed new laws.In 1776 states made their own constitutions.Masachusetts choose to end slavery in 1783.Congrass owed huge sums of money to solders.several states used Virginia's state constitution as a model.If the Declaration's words were true,many people said,slavery should be stopped.
Consequences of War Details
In Massachusetts,a slave named Elizabeth Freeman sued to be free.Settelers moved to the Appalachians to build new lives.Africans Americans ministers were leaders for Abutution in the United States.
Consequences of war (you are there)
"Slavery is wrong!" a man declares,pounding his fist on the table in front of you."Just read the Declaration of Independence.It says everybody should have liberty."
Other members of the group nod their heads in agreement."It's not right that we should win our freedom but deny freedom to slaves,"your mother says."We should stop slavery altogether," another person says."But I'm afraid that's going to be hard."
Consequences of War summary
After the Revolutionary War,the states wrote constitutions and views on slavery changed.Western settlement led to land policies and fights with American Indians.
Elizabeth Freeman
In Massachusetts a slave Elizabeth freeman sued to be free.When asked why she was suing,she answered "I heard that paper [The Declaration] read yesterday that all [people] are born equal" The jury agreed,and she won her freedom.
Red Jacket
A leader named Red Jacket warned his tribe not to sell its land.However the leaders ignored Red Jacket's advice and signed the Big Tree Treaty,which let the company buy almost all of the Senecas' land.
Michikinikwa
As these tensions grew,Michikinikwa became a leader for the Americans Indians of the Northwest Territory.From the Miami tribe of what is now Ohio,Michikinikwa commanded a group of fighters made up of people from many tribes.