How did the American Revolution’s rhetoric of equality, including the words of the Declaration of Independence, help highlight inequalities and become a shared aspiration for social and political movements in the nineteenth century?

Answer the following question in an essay:
Question: How did the American Revolution’s rhetoric of equality, including the words of the Declaration of Independence, help highlight inequalities and become a shared aspiration for social and political movements in the nineteenth century?

You may include (but are not limited to): abolitionists and anti-slavery movements, labor movement and the expansion of democracy, and the women’s rights movements.