EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Some women, like Martha Washington fought alongside their husbands.
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Women were not affected by the American Revolution.
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Women were forced to go and fight in the war.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -So long as they remained unmarried, women could sue and be sued, write wills, serve as guardians, and act as executors of estates. But the revolutionary emphasis on equality brought some important changes in women’s inheritance rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Revolution also unleashed powerful political, social, and economic forces that would transform the post-Revolution politics and society, including increased participation in politics and governance, the legal institutionalization of religious toleration, and the growth and diffusion of the population.
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.