What did the Congress ask states to do during the revolutionary war?

Create a new system of republican government

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What Congress asked states to do during the Revolutionary War was to create a new system for Republican government.

The Continental Army was fighting the British troops during the American Revolution War and Congress asked the states to create the new form of government needed for the new country. Meanwhile, During the American Revolution, many states wrote their own constitutions. The American Revolutionary War started in 1775 and ended in 1783 when Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris, in France, officially ended hostilities and the English monarchy recognized the independence of the US.

During the Revolutionary War, many states wrote their own constitutions. For instance, the South Carolina Constitution of 1778, only allowed white men with a considerable number of properties the possibility to vote. The Constitution of Pennsylvania of 1776 had abolished any requirement for voting or participate as government officials. The Constitution of Massachusetts of 1780 created the concept of republican government.