Question

question 19
5 points
which one of the following changes did not occur in american law and politics in the aftermath of the
revolution?
a in most states, women were given the right to vote.
b americans insisted upon written constitutions.
c most states lowered property - ownership requirements for voting.
d antislavery arguments emerged, leading to outright abolition in some states and in the territory north of
the ohio.

Explanation:

• Option A: Women in most states were not given the right to vote after the American Revolution. Women's suffrage was a much later development in American history, mainly in the 20th century with the 19th Amendment (1920).
• Option B: After the Revolution, Americans did insist on written constitutions. Many states adopted their own written constitutions, and later the U.S. Constitution was created.
• Option C: Most states did lower property - ownership requirements for voting. The idea of "republicanism" after the Revolution led to an expansion (to a certain extent) of the voting population, although it was still mainly white male - dominated.
• Option D: Antislavery arguments did emerge. Some northern states began to abolish slavery immediately or through gradual emancipation laws, and the Northwest Ordinance (1787) prohibited slavery in the territory north of the Ohio River.

Answer:

A. In most states, women were given the right to vote.