African Americans During The American Revolution

The American Revolution began in 1775 when conflicts began between the colonial government and North American Colonies. The war continued on until 1783. Between these years many people and groups of people, such as African Americans, women, and Native Americans, were affected. Each group of people had different effects caused by the war, but all had to deal with some kind of change in their lifestyle.
When the American revolution began African Americans saw it as an opportunity to gain their own liberty and rights. Although many African Americans at the time were slaves there were a few free African Americans. Free African Americans saw the American Revolution as a way to establish civil rights which had previously been denied from them. Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia, stated that if any African American came to him to support the British in the war he would declare them free. Patriots began to worry that slaves would start to support the British during the American Revolution due to this opportunity to become a free person. Many
When the American Revolution began most men had to go off and fight in the war. When this happened the women had to take on the role of the man of the household along with the domestic duties they were already pursuing. This included things such as taking care of the family and their food supply and having to manage the farms and the shops that the men owned. This should have shown that women could handle more than what they were taking on with just the domestic roles, when the men came home from the war, even with their service and loyalty to the patriots, women did not gain any political rights, freedom, or independence. Although it did not directly change the rights of women it paved the way for equality for women. Soon, women across the country began to fight for their