What were the state governments like after the revolutionary war?

The state governments after the Revolutionary War were generally democratic. They had a bill of rights which recognized certain inalienable rights that government could not infringe. They gave most of the powers to the legislature and limited powers to the executive. They also passed laws that were more favorable to the masses rather than the elites.

Following the end of the Revolutionary War, the newly emerged thirteen colonies of the United States began working as separate states than integral parts of one country.

In the year 1777, the Articles of Confederation were ratified by the Continental Congress, this document bound all the thirteen states as a union of the United States. Though it was unclear whether the affairs of the state will be maintained by the state or by the federal structure. Thus, each of the states began to carry operate separately.