The caste system provided<span> the primary unifying structure for south asian societies.
The caste system provides some sort of social hierarchy in South Asian societies based on the occupation that people have. The highest hierarchy will be given for priests and nobles while the lowest will be given to farmers and servers</span>
I believe the answer is: civil rights
In the past, the right to votes in election (sufferage) was exclusively belong to adult Men with white ethnicity.
The fact that this right was also given to other social group such as women and racial minorities indicates that the society is willing to make the attempt to actual the concept of civil rights to other group beside the majority.
It persuaded the colonist to support the war by claiming afterwards they would not be ruled by Britain.