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Women in the American Revolution
Women in the American Revolution
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What did she write?
Books of soldiers' stories
Poems speaking out against Britian
Scenes from the war
Plays making fun of the British
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Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
An author
A soldier
A housemaid
A photographer
3
Women took care of their farms while husbands were away fighting the war.
This was done because of food shortages
This helped to feed British troops
This helped to feed American troops
This helped to not have to buy food from Loyalist markets
4
Women were camp followers during the American Revolution.
Women helped by doing all of these things
Women helped by hauling water
Women helped by sewing clothes
Women helped by cooking
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What did she fight for?
Freedom from Britian
Women's Rights
An end to the Revolution
Making peace with Britian
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Some women wrote. Phillis Wheatley expressed the rebellious ideas of colonists.
Women supported the Revolution by no paying attention to it
Women could do nothing to help the Revolution succeed
Women were not interested in the Revolution
Women supported the Revolution by writing
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Molly Pitcher is a nickname for women that hauled water into battles to give to soldiers.
Women helped in battle
Women were not used on the battlefield
Women never helped fight
Women helped outside of battle only
8
The Ladies of Edenton,North Carolina:group of 51 women signed to boycott the use of British tea
By doing this they lowered the price of tea in America
By doing this they did nothing to help the revolution
By doing this they helped the cause against Britian
By doing this they raised the price of tea in America
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So, were women important to the American Revolution?
no
yes
10
What did Abigail Adams write to her husband when he was helping form the new government?
"Remember the men"
"Remember the ladies"
"Remember to floss"
"Remember the Alamo"
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Women spun yarn into fabric instead of purchasing British fabric.
This did not help the war effort
This was to make clothes for soldiers
This is a boycott on British goods
This is being done to save money
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What did Abigail Adams fight for?
Men's Rights
Freedom from Spain
Women's Rights
Freedom from Britian
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Women, like Deborah Sampson, fought as a soldier in the American Revolution.
Both A and B
Some women served as spies
No women ever fought in the war
Some women hid their gender to be able to fight
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Who was Abigail Adams?
The wife of John Adams
A playwrite
A soldier
The wife of Samuel Adams