Well during the war the blacks fought along side of the whites and it showed the people back at home that it really wasn't that bad to be equal. However the people in the south will remain racist and try to keep segregation within the law. <span />
Answer: It contributed to the growth of representative government in the colonies.
Explanation: The concept of freedom was huge in the colonies, plus, I had this question on a test and i picked that answer and got a fat 100.
Common sense is significant because it convinced colonists that the United States should be independent from Great Britain! :)
They are in the era of the 1800's.