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How did the creation of state governments in the wake of the American Revolution

affect political participation?
O Property requirements for voting generally increased.
O It continued to be unheard of for farmers and tradesmen to be elected to state legislatures.
O Opportunities to acquire land in the West remained highly limited.
O In some states, any male taxpayer could vote regardless of how much property he owned.
O In general, a smaller percentage of American males could vote than their counterparts in
Britain.

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Answer:Like the earlier distinction between “origins” and “causes,” the Revolution also had short- and long-term consequences. Perhaps the most important immediate consequence of declaring independence was the creation of state constitutions in 1776 and 1777. The Revolution also unleashed powerful political, social, and economic forces that would transform the post-Revolution politics and society, including increased participation in politics and governance, the legal institutionalization of religious toleration, and the growth and diffusion of the population. The Revolution also had significant short-term effects on the lives of women in the new United States of America. In the long-term, the Revolution would also have significant effects on the lives of slaves and free blacks as well as the institution of slavery itself. It also affected Native Americans by opening up western settlement and creating governments hostile to their territorial claims. Even more broadly, the Revolution ended the mercantilist economy, opening new opportunities in trade and manufacturing.

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