This separation had given America the right to create their own government, one with equal representation. African Americans often did not have that many rights while Britain was in control, but after the Revolution, things began to change. A speech by an African American, located in Document 6, talks about how a man was unable to get a job. The man had a full education and graduated high school. Before the Revolution, it was not likely for an African American to get an educated, let alone graduate. This was a step up from how it was before the American Revolution. Document 2 includes an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, stating that, “All men are created equal,” and are born with, “certain unalienable rights.” This means that the Revolution had triggered a series of events, which had led to the writing of those statements in the Declaration. Britain had kept the colonies from having their own representation, which means, without the Americans winning the Revolution, the statements listed in the Declaration would not matter. The British did not care for the colonists having equal rights and if America didn’t win, Americans would most likely not even have those
This separation had given America the right to create their own government, one with equal representation. African Americans often did not have that many rights while Britain was in control, but after the Revolution, things began to change. A speech by an African American, located in Document 6, talks about how a man was unable to get a job. The man had a full education and graduated high school. Before the Revolution, it was not likely for an African American to get an educated, let alone graduate. This was a step up from how it was before the American Revolution. Document 2 includes an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, stating that, “All men are created equal,” and are born with, “certain unalienable rights.” This means that the Revolution had triggered a series of events, which had led to the writing of those statements in the Declaration. Britain had kept the colonies from having their own representation, which means, without the Americans winning the Revolution, the statements listed in the Declaration would not matter. The British did not care for the colonists having equal rights and if America didn’t win, Americans would most likely not even have those