if you want something done‚ ask a women. This quote by Margaret Thatcher portrays how women were treated during the Enlightenment and Revolutions. During this time women had no voice‚ yet they used what they did have in the best way possible. Women played a significant role during the Enlightenment and Revolutions‚ though overlooked‚ they accomplished many things‚ including fighting for food in the French Revolution‚ banning alcohol during the Industrial Revolution‚ and creating a new reputation for
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Women were the greatest affected by the American Revolution and Consitution. While I agree that slavery made and shaped America into what it was by the time we reach the American Revolution‚ the impact is greater on women. Women in Colonial America we’re the care takers in the sense they kept a clean home‚ took care of the children‚ and insured a happy husband. Once we reach war time. “When American men went off to fight their wives usually stayed at home. To women then fell the sole responsibility
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Contributions of Women during the American Revolution During the American Revolution thousands of women took an active role in both the American and British armies. Most were the wives or daughters of officers or soldiers. These women‚ who maintained an almost constant presence in military camps‚ were known as "camp followers." Here at Stony Point Battlefield‚ there were 52 women who were captured with the British garrison on the night of July 15‚ 1779 by the American Corps of Light Infantry.
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The American Revolution was a changing point in history for the new United States. The victory in the Revolution gave America the freedom of the nation deserved and fought so hard for. The British no longer controlled the United States‚ and this new found freedom would turn the government into a democracy and make the much needed first steps to abolish slavery. The new government wasn’t in favor of everyone being treated and represented equality though. White wealthy males would benefit the most
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Women Role In Revolution The American revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765-1783 during which colonies in the thirteen American colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy‚ overthrown the authority of the Great Britain‚ and founded in United States of America. During the war‚ the women would stay at home with the family and work jobs like such as being a “seamstress and a maid” as the men went off to fight the U.S. The women found themselves unable
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During the American Revolution‚ fighting in the war was considered too much work for the women in the family. Only men were allowed to serve as soldiers during this time because they were the only ones able to understand military strategy. Although women were considered unskilled and uneducated about the war‚ they also had a great impact on the victory of the war. Because they severed several roles‚ women were the primary reason men were able to function during the revolutionary war. Women had a lot
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of African Americans in the 18th and 19th in colonial America were slaves. However‚ a small portion lived as free men and women. Although the promise of freedom seemed great‚ for African Americans‚ it was very limited. They faced persecution in nearly all aspects of society. However‚ for the slaves who had escaped the whip of slavery‚ there was nothing better than being free. Throughout the United States’ involvement in the slave trade‚ nearly 400‚000 slaves in the United States were transported
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The American Revolutionary war was a huge turning point in our history. The American colonies were ruled by the British Parliament. The British Parliament was harsh‚ they passed unfair rules‚ they made life difficult. The men and woman were forced to make a choice. Would they decide to fight for a new life? Would they decide to fight for a new independent nation? Believe it or not‚ many historians will tell you that the woman that backed these heroic men did play a major role in the American
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the American Revolution‚ many people who lived in the new America ( United States of America) envisioned themselves to have a life of equal opportunity and treatment but this was far from the truth. Life in the United States was in fact unchanged for the majority of people due to the lack of equal treatment and opportunity. Only the wealthy upper class elites were able to prosper and feel true freedom by voting in the elections. While the majority of people who lived in the new America were either
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excerpt of the document “The Sentiments of an American Woman” and Discovery Education‚ suggests that women did have a major role in the American Revolution without actually fighting. They contributed much to the war effort such as taking over the roles of the men and running business and farms. Their love for the public good pushed them to do so. The document gives an outlook on women’s aspects of the Revolution. “ ‘On the commencement of actual war‚ the Women of America manifested a firm resolution to
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