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Unit 4 – American Expansion, 1800–1848
Topic 4.12
How did the principles of Republican motherhood persist or transform regarding their influence on African American women during the Early Republic period?
It became a popular belief that black women were spiritually superior to white women.
It continued to be used as a moral authority by black women to advocate for abolitionism.
It transformed into an expectation that all black women should run for political office.
The concept was entirely discarded by African American communities.
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