SS Do Now Thursday, 1-9-25

On which side did the Native Americans fight in the Revolutionary War?

• Colonists

• British

• French

• They didn't fight in the Revolutionary War

Slavery was legal in all 13 colonies when the war began.

• True

• False

Which of the following describes the role that women played in the Revolutionary War? Check all that apply.

• Some women cared for the wounded soldiers.

• Some women disguised themselves as men and fought in the war.

• Some women were spies.

• Women were not permitted to participate in the war and as a result, played no role at all assisting with the war efforts.

Which of the following women played a role in the Revolutionary War?

• Mary Hayes,

  Margaret Corbin,

  Margaret Thatcher

• Margaret Corbin, Mary Hayes, Deborah Sampson

• Mary Hayes, Jaqueline Kennedy, Martha Washington

• Abigail Adams,

  Eleanor Roosevelt,

  Martha Washington

During the American Revolution, African Americans fought alongside-

• only the British Army
• only the Continental Army
• the French
• Both the British and Continental Army

Many African-Americans fought in the Revolutionary War because they______.

• Wanted to preserve the Southern economic system
• Believed they would gain  freedom from slavery
• Expected to get land when the war was over
• Hoped to earn free passage to Africa