Roles of Colonial Groups in American Revolution

8. Women who showed loyalty to the revolution by boycotting goods & making their own.

7. Raised funds (money) for the war

3. Were promised freedom for their service

4. Some served in battle and were spies 

15. A former slave that was given his freedom for serving in the American army

2. Some decided to stay neutral (not take either side)

9. Made clothes

18. A street fight that broke out between colonists & British soldiers & resulted in many deaths

16. Fought on both sides of the war (British and American) 

10. Stayed with her husband most of the war to care for soldiers, raise spirits & was a Daughter of Liberty

12. Disguised herself as a man so she could join the army.

Worked on farms or in the family business

11. Nicknamed "Molly Pitcher" brought pitchers of water to the soldiers, took over a cannon for husband

5. Served as nurses and cooks to soldiers

17. Stop buying or using goods of a certain group

19. Regular people, not in the army, who wanted to help fight

6. Some fought on both sides during the war and some decided to stay neutral

13. At 16 she rode to alert the militia that the British were approaching

14. Killed during the Boston Massacre and first American killed during the American Revolution

20. Women, African Americans and Native Americans played an important role in the American Revolution.