Consider the situation for everyday people in the new republic. Considering the myriad developments in the immediate post-American Revolutionary era—the ratification of the Constitution, the institutionalization of slavery, the market revolution, the rise of political parties, the expansion of white male suffrage (voting), westward movement, and international politics to name a few—what was the situation for African Americans (free and enslaved), white women, Native Americans, and propertyless white males. a. Was each group better off in terms of rights, economic opportunities, and participation in the new republic in general? b. Did each group benefit from the American Revolution? How so? How not?

Consider the situation for everyday people in the new republic. Considering the myriad developments in the immediate post-American Revolutionary era—the ratification of the Constitution, the institutionalization of slavery, the market revolution, the rise of political parties, the expansion of white male suffrage (voting), westward movement, and international politics to name a few—what was the situation for African Americans (free and enslaved), white women, Native Americans, and propertyless white males. a. Was each group better off in terms of rights, economic opportunities, and participation in the new republic in general? b. Did each group benefit from the American Revolution? How so? How not?