Women in the American Revolution

How did the American Revolution affect many women in the colonies?

• It limited their roles and responsibilities.

• It led them to new roles and responsibilities.

• It excluded them from political decisions.

• It reduced their participation in the workforce.

What did Mercy Otis Warren do to contribute to the Patriots' cause?

• She wrote letters to soldiers.

• She provided medical care on the battlefield.

• She wrote plays that made fun of British leaders.

• She gathered intelligence for the Patriots.

What was Molly Pitcher known for during the American Revolution?

• Carrying water into the battlefield to cool down the cannons.

• Leading a group of female soldiers.

• Spying on the British troops.

• Writing influential essays.

What were the three problems Abigail Adams dealt with on the Adams' family farm?

• A lack of materials to make clothing, a surplus of workers, and a decrease in the price of goods.

• A surplus of materials to make clothing, a lack of workers, and an increase in the price of goods.

• A lack of materials to make clothing, a lack of workers, and an increase in the price of goods.

• A surplus of materials to make clothing, an increase in workers, and a decrease in the price of goods.

What did Patience Lovell Wright do to support the Patriot cause?

• She sent information she heard in England to the Patriots.

• She provided medical care to injured soldiers.

• She wrote influential political essays.

• She organized protests against the British.

How did Elizabeth Burgin help prisoners during the American Revolution?

• She helped more than 200 men escape from British prison ships.

• She provided them with food and clothing.

• She acted as a messenger between prisoners and their families.

• She organized a petition for better treatment of prisoners.

What action did Martha Bratton take during the American Revolution?

• She led a battalion of female soldiers.

• She set a warehouse on fire to keep Loyalists from getting the gunpowder it held.

• She negotiated peace treaties with the British.

• She organized boycotts of British goods.

Why did some American Indians support the British during the war?

• They were promised independence after the war.

• They were offered large sums of money.

• They hoped that the British would keep the settlers from taking more land.

• They were guaranteed equal rights.

What steps did Northern states take to free their enslaved people in 1804?

• They passed laws that immediately freed all enslaved people.

• They encouraged enslaved people to go to court to get their freedom.

• They offered financial incentives for slave owners to free their slaves.

• They relocated enslaved people to territories where slavery was illegal.

How did women adapt to the Revolutionary War?

• They took over the family farms and businesses while the men were away fighting the war.

• They formed their own military regiments.

• They left the colonies to avoid the conflict.

• They petitioned for women's rights during the war.