THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Question
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There were no women or African Americans who helped in the Revolutionary War.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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: -Blacks fought in provincial regiments prior to the war, and roughly 5, 000 African American soldiers and sailors, free and slave, served the Revolutionary cause.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women often followed their husbands in the Continental Army. These women, known as camp followers, often tended to the domestic side of army organization, washing, cooking, mending clothes, and providing medical help when necessary.
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