African-American Women Dbq

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The amount of rights women and African-Americans had were analogous to those of an animal. The animal could go some places and be restricted from others, it would have an owner carefully watching the animal’s every move and punishing it for anything the the owner thought was wrong. In spite of it all, women and African-Americans showed support and patriotism to their country during the revolution. The revolution was a time where the British could only go so far to remain in custody of its child America and eventually would reluctantly let America be independent after many altercations. Women and African- Americans remained helpful to their country even after being dehumanized, brutally treated, and disrespected leading them to make many …show more content…
the purchase of linen and a thousand shirts already made up,” additionally addressing that the shirts were handmade. Also, women decided to stop using British products and goods. Namely, The Edenton Ladies’ Agreement (Document 1) argues that women “resolved not to drink any tea nor wear any more British cloth”. Additionally, Dennis Malone Carter paints an articulate picture of Molly Pitcher taking over the cannon after her husband is seen dropped on the ground from tiredness. The other soldiers in the scenery are presented as shocked and maybe offended. Pitcher was represented as independent, courageous, and confident. She was also the center of attention. Women were very contributive and showed their patriotism by supporting, donating, and helping out the army in the Revolutionary War. Obviously, many women helped contribute in the process of America’s Revolutionary War victory both indirectly and …show more content…
Sourced from a website, American Revolution: African Americans in the Revolution, Peter Salem (who was a freed slave) shot and killed Major John Pitcairn who was “the British officer who led the Redcoats when had attacked his small unit at Lexington.” Peter Salem played an important role in the revolution it shows the support and patriotism that African-Americans had for their country, even if they were forced or didn’t want to they still showed support. Elizabeth M. Collins wrote in “Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War”, “...more than 140 black men signed up for what was better known as the Black Regiment.” Collins also addressed that African-Americans “‘fought so bravely and inflicted so many casualties on Hessian mercenaries during the battle of Newport, Rhode Island.” African-Americans genuinely understood the importance of freedom since most of them did not have it. This excerpt from the article presents the contribution of many African-Americans during the revolution and shows the patriotism they had even though not all of would gain the freedom they were promised. In The Revolution ‘s Black Soldiers written by Robert Selig is states that “the [Continental] army was short of men and that the “army report listed 755 blacks in the Continental Army; including 138 Blacks in the Virginia Line. The African-Americans helped the army the number of people who were in the army. It shows how