After the war, women and minorities were awarded with more rights. They were treated much better then what they had been treated like. They were treated more as equals.
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It brought religious unity to the colonies
B. The cultures of the conquered and the Conquering nations blended together.
They may prefer appointment of judges rather than election to avoid having judges who have biases towards cases & people that they judge upon? (Hopefully that helps a little, I hope it isn't confusing)