USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were women discussing more openly after the American Revolution?
A
Different uses for cotton cloth
B
Importance of clean water
C
Places to find healthcare
D
Women’s rights and their role in society
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most women carried on with their daily tasks at home, but many took action by boycotting British goods or following their men into war–as cooks, nurses, and care-givers. Some, like Deborah Sampson, disguised themselves as men and joined the battle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Suffrage Movement Convinced that women would never enjoy equality until they won the right to vote, Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. The primary goal of the organization was to achieve voting rights for women through an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the revolution, the laws of coverture, established during the colonial period, remained in place. These laws ruled that when women married they lost their legal identity. Women could not own property, control their own money, or sign legal documents.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview. Women performed crucial tasks in the American Revolution, organizing fundraising drives, supplying the troops, working in the military camps, and tending to the wounded soldiers.

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