Consequences of the war (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards

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Famous phrase from 1776 Declaration of Independence

All men are created equal

What Congress removed from final Declaration

Any mention of slavery

Year Pennsylvania passed gradual abolition laws

1780

Year enslaved people began court appeals in Massachusetts

1781

Year slavery fully abolished in New York State

1827

What southern economies relied on by 1780

Enslaved labour

Virginia's Declaration stance on enslaved people's rights

Did not possess equal rights

Which side did most Indigenous tribes support

British

What British did to Indigenous allies after war

Abandoned them

Where Indigenous peoples were forced to live

Reservations

3 places Indigenous peoples migrated after war

Canada, Spanish territories, British trading posts

Indigenous confederation that dissolved after independence

Iroquois League

Declaration's impact on slavery: North vs South

North abolished gradually; South maintained it

Northern states' approach to slavery post-independence

Gradual abolition

What Indigenous peoples lost after independence

British protection

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