Social Studies Weekly #24

Based on what you have learned, explain how the roles of women changed during the American Revolution. Cite examples from the text.

Who was the woman who fought during the Revolutionary War by pretending to be a male soldier?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

• Deborah Sampson

• Abigail Smith Adams

Primary sources are important because they can give us valuable firsthand information about an individual. Which of the woman from the pictures above left valuable primary sources as a result of communication with her husband?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

• Deborah Sampson

• Abigail Smith Adams

The American Revolution was a time of great __________________ for many people because they survived without many things.

• accomplishments

• controversy

• sacrifice

• reward

Many women who had once been taken care of by their husbands had to become _____________ because they had no support.

• scarce

• independent

• dependent

• jovial

As food and basic goods became ________________, merchants raised the prices.

• sacrificed

• rotten

• abundant

• scarce

All of the _______________ during the American Revolution required the hard work of many brave men and women.

• accomplishments

• controversy

• sacrifice

• reward

Molly Pitcher was a symbol of all the brave women who__________.

• fought in battle alongside the men

• cared for the soldiers in the battlefield

• took over the farms and businesses

• raised the orphan children

Sybil Ludington’s contribution to the American Revolution is most like that of which American Patriot?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

Besides the continuous fighting and loss of life, what other hardships did the American Revolution bring to families? Cite examples from the text.