went to war‚ the only people left were women and children. Women were in charge of keeping the family and business together till their husbands or sons return. During the war‚ just daily tasks were switching for women‚ whether it was chopping wood to keep the house warm to becoming a nurse to aid the injured soldiers. Some even took on more dangerous roles such as becoming a secret soldier or spy during the Revolutionary War. Prime examples of outstanding women who played key wars in the war can be
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overnight. It happened over the course of hundreds of years. America was‚ and still is‚ a nation of those who fought for what they believed in‚ and it all began in the prime of its independence. Between the years 1754‚ which gave us the French and Indian War‚ and 1774‚ when the first Continental Congress Meeting was held‚ America slowly but surely took its rightful place as the just leaders of the lands from sea to shining sea. It’s independence did not come easily‚ and many men died for its fortification
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during the Revolutionary War At the start of the American Revolutionary War the odds were pitted heavily in favor of an easy British victory. The British had the largest empire in the world at the time‚ the largest navy‚ and the best trained standing army of the day. America only had a militia‚ no means of raising money to obtain supplies‚ and no navy. Also Britain had just finished winning a war to defeat France‚ which gave the French a reason to help the colonies later in the war. However‚ even
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The Revolutionary war‚ beginning on 1775‚ involving Great Britain’s and her 13 colonies lasted 8 years and culminated ot the battle of Yorktown‚ in which Britain was forced to surrender. However‚ victory could not have been achieved without the aid of the French and Spanish‚ who provided troops‚ weapons and a navvy able to match Great Britain’s robust army of redcoats. The French first took interest in the Colonies‚ following the Battle of Saratoga in which the colonies forced Britain to surrender
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both men. After some speculation‚ both men decide to reveal to the girls that they were prepared to be christened with the name Earnest for them. Both women are infatuated with their devotion‚ and they agree be engaged to them once again. Another turning point presents itself when Lady Bracknell arrives at the manor searching for Gwendolyn. Lady Bracknell still refuses to allow Jack and Gwendolyn to marry‚ but she finds Cecily completely acceptable for Algernon. Jack‚ as Cecily’s ward‚ refuses to allow
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The Revolutionary War was a time of discourse and fighting. The newfound American colonies‚ and soon self-declared nation‚ were conflicting heavily with their Mother kingdom. Slavery in the United States was on the rise‚ and the war was getting more brutal with each instance. Women’s rights were starting to gain traction alongside this. When soldiers were being deployed more and more‚ their wives‚ sisters‚ and mothers followed. Although women did stay home and take care of land while their husbands
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The term revolutionary means something that has or had a significant effect or sudden impact on the society and human behaviour. After and during the revolutionary war if a citizen was rich‚ white and a man he would have benefited from the revolutionary war‚ such as being able to enlist in the army willingly. However‚ if a citizen did not fall into that category they would have gained very little from the war. Contrary to G. Wood’s idea in the Radicalism of the American Revolution that patriots carried
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success in the American Revolutionary War created a new nation‚ while British failure tore away a part of their empire. Such consequences were inevitably going to have effects‚ but historians debate the extent of each compared to that of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars which would test Britain soon after their American experience. Modern readers might expect Britain to have suffered greatly as a result of losing the war‚ but the fact is it’s possible to argue that the war was not only survived
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Women of the eighteenth century had very different roles before the Revolutionary War than after‚ and the movement of gender equality can be attributed to their increased importance in wartime. Before the war‚ women had primarily one job: manage and care for her household. While men were responsible for a family’s income‚ security‚ and overall leadership‚ women were responsible for the well-being of her home and children. Having many children was considered a wife’s duty‚ as sons would help their
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The Revolutionary War The Revolutionary War is one of the most famous events in history. This was how America had gained its freedom from Britain. The Revolutionary War went from 1775 to 1783. The Revolutionary War was fought because back in the 1700s‚ the British had taxed the colonists. The colonists grew angry at this‚ and they started to tar and feather the tax collectors. Later on‚ British troops invaded and battled in Lexington and Concord. This is the war that was fought because of taxes
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