The document summarizes how the American Revolution changed politics and society in the new United States. It discusses the establishment of a republican form of government with power held by elected representatives. It also notes that many new state constitutions limited government power and guaranteed certain individual rights. Additionally, it describes how women took on new roles running households and businesses while men were at war, and some also served as nurses or spies. African Americans gained freedom as well, either through escaping or earning it by fighting for the Continental Army, and some northern states began abolishing slavery after the war.