Write a formal essay in which you respond fully, carefully, and accurately — following ALL of the guidelines explained above — to the writing prompts/questions below. Make sure that your essay is organized so that, in addition to an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph, there are separate paragraphs for your responses to each of the prompts below.
* What types of activities did female patriots (that is, supporters of independence from England) undertake in the service of American independence?
* How did assumptions about the proper role of elite white women before the Revolutionary War shape their experiences and activities during the war?
* In what ways did women create new opportunities for themselves and contribute to the war and to American independence?
* What dangers or limits did women face during the war?
write a formal essay in which you respond fully, carefully, and accurately — following ALL of the guidelines explained above — to the writing prompts/questions below. Make sure that your essay is organized so that, in addition to an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph, there are separate paragraphs for your responses to each of the prompts below.
To complete this Essay Assignment, you must carefully read/watch AND make use of ALL of the following resources:
* documents 6.5 through 6.9 of the Document Project found at the end of chapter 6 of our textbook, Exploring American Histories.
* pages 182-183, 186-187, and 200 in chapter 6 of our textbook.
* the assigned video clip “The Battle of Monmouth and the Molly Pitchers.” A link to this video clip can be found in this week’s module.
These documents and pages and the video clip examine the some of the ways that the American Revolution affected American women and some of the ways that American women affected the American Revolution.
