Women in the American Revolution

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Women performed all of the following tasks during the American Revolution EXCEPT: Organizing Fundraising Drives, Supplying the troops, Praying for British soldiers, Tending to wounded soldiers

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Praying for British soldiers

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What did Deborah Samson do to fight as a soldier in the American Revolution?

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She disguised herself as a man

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First Battle of the American Revolution

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Lexington and Concord

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I carried water to soldiers during battle and when my husband was wounded I took over his role loading the cannons.

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Mary Ludwig Hays "Molly Pitcher"

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Who influenced her husband to be a voice for women by telling him to "remember the ladies"?

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Abigail Adams

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When was America declared independent?

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July 4th, 1776

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What war did Deborah fight in?

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The Revolutionary War

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Which statement is true? Options: Only women could be soldiers in 1770. Both women and men could be soldiers in 1770. Only men could be soldiers in 1770. Loyalists were American soldiers.

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Only men could be soldiers in 1770.

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What did Deborah do to help her country?

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She disguised as a man and joined the army.

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How did her secret get discovered?

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She was hurt and had to see a doctor.