American Revolution: Key Groups

What was one effect of women's widespread participation in the war effort?

• Women were give the right to vote immediately and without exception.

• Women expanded Americans' concept of gender roles and, as one example, some male legislators began welcoming women's participation in politics and expanding access to education.

• Women were legally allowed to fight in war.

Native Americans did all of the following EXCEPT..

• Sided with the British

• Sided with the Colonist

• Sided with the Germans

• Remained neutral

How many enslaved African Americans LIVED in the colonies at the outbreak of the American Revolution?

• 500,000

• 5000

• 5 Million

Women's role in society CHANGES drastically during the Revolutionary War era in areas below EXCEPT

• Became politically aware and active (encouraged boycotts/raised money for war effort)

• Earning the right to vote

• Took on jobs vacated by men that were off at war (e.g. ran family farms and businesses)

• Supported Army Camps (e.g. cooked for soldiers and served as nurses)

Why did some Natives side with the British?

• They loved the British and supported their policies.

• They feared expansionist-minded colonists and believed siding with the British was the best way to secure their land.

Why did many enslaved African Americans agree to fight for the British in the American Revolution?

• They were forced to fight.

• The pay was excellent.

• They were promised their freedom if they fought.

Mercy Warren's secret protest meetings led to the creation of the Committees of Correspondence.

• True

• False

True or False: The Native Americans that helped the Americans win the Revolution against the British were allowed to participate in the drafting of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.

• True

• False

Black soldiers in the northern states received the LESS pay than fellow white soldiers.

• True

• False

What was Abigail Adams, impact on the Declaration of Independence?

• Wrote the draft in Philadelphia

• Exchanged over 1,100 letters with her husband

• Encouraged her husband, John Adams, to "Remember the Ladies" when drafting the Declaration of Independence.

• Oversaw management of the family home