How did these ideals clash with reality of gender inequality

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Causes and Effects of the American Revolution

A historian's job is to study the past. This means that a historian must think about the causes and effects of historical events, as well as people's reactions or interpretations of the events. For this task, you'll need to think like a historian and research the causes or effects of a historical event. Focus your research on one of these two topics:

PLEASE PICK ONE QUESTION TO RESPOND TO --- ONE

How did the Great Awakening and the specific teachings of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield influence the young leaders of the Colonies and help foster a path to the American Revolution. Please be sure to use proper MLA citations and format.

How did the documents and ideals of the American Revolution, particlarly the Declaration of Independence, speak to all people, including women and enslaved African-Americans? How did these ideals clash with the reality of gender inequality and slavery in 1776? Please close with discussing how far has the United States has come in closing the "gap" between the words and the ideals of the Declaration and the reality of our lives? Please reference the following documents for your response - Common Sense by Thomas Paine, The Declaration of Independence, An Address to the Negroes in the state of new york (1787) , Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams - don't neglect the women.

Once you have decided on a topic, conduct research to find resources that provide evidence to support your position. You will use the sources you find, notes, and knowledge to write the 5 paragraph essay.

Please make sure to have sources and information properly cited with in text citations and full citations on the works cited page.

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