The American Revolution and Its Impact

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture regarding the American Revolution and its implications for freedom, slavery, and women's rights.

The Selling of Joseph

The first antislavery tract published in America in 1700 by Samuel Sewall.

Phillis Wheatley

The first African American poet to publish a book, known for her poem published in 1773.

Freedom petitions

Arguments for liberty presented to courts and legislatures by enslaved African Americans.

Republican motherhood

The ideology that emerged emphasizing women's role in raising future citizens.

Democratization of freedom

The process through which the American Revolution expanded freedom and challenged existing social structures.

Coverture

A legal doctrine whereby a married woman loses her legal identity, which becomes covered by her husband's.

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith's 1776 work arguing that free market forces drive economic development and efficiency.

Loyalists

Colonists loyal to Britain during the American Revolution, often experiencing persecution after the war.

Abolition

The social movement aimed at ending slavery and advocating for the immediate emancipation of enslaved people.

The Philipsburg Proclamation

A declaration by the British offering freedom to slaves who escaped to British lines during the war.