EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She was an outspoken critic
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She was a prominent daughter of liberty
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best describes Martha Washington’s contribution to the Continental war effort? She organized camp followers to support Continental soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Martha Washington spent about half of the war with husband in camp or nearby. While with him, she copied George Washington’s letters, knitted for the soldiers, and visited hospitals. She and a group of women raised money which they used to buy soldiers shirts and other supplies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Daughters of Liberty participated in spinning bees, helping to produce homespun cloth for colonists to wear instead of British textiles. Women were also used as the enforcers of these movements because they were the ones responsible for purchasing goods for their households.
Detailed explanation-4: -Members of the Daughters of Liberty enacted their right to say “no” to the consumption and purchase or sale of British goods, they organized spinning bees to spin yarn and wool into fabric when textiles became scarce, and were instrumental in repealing the Stamp Act of 1765.