1.This chapter examines Native American, black, and white women’s experiences in the revolutionary era and argues that women in all groups faced choices. What were these choices? And what are their implications for understanding women’s participation in the American Revolution?
The choices that Native American, black, and white woman experienced in the revolutionary era is where they stood. The Native American women's choice was whether to join with the British or not. Most women chose to be with the British even marrying British men. One Native American woman did and when she was widowed after the war she went back to her people and was considered wealthy and had a high status. The black women's choice was either to escape and get freedom on their own, or get their freedom by working for the British. Most of them decided to work for the British and get their freedom that way. Even though they were not treated any better than their owners treated them when they were slaves working at the plantations.The reason this was true was because the British thought of them as pawns in this war. The white women's choice was whether she would join her husband who fought on the side of the British. Or to go against their husbands and support the Americans. For the Quaker women it was harder because they did not support war,but they did support the troops and were worried about both the American soldiers and the British soldiers. But they were still on the American side even if they didn't support the war. These were the choices all the women had to make during the American Revolution. The implications were that even though they had choices to make they still were not allowed to participate in the politics of it. As in they had to do the same things they always did and that was to take care of their husbands, children and their home. They also had to go along with their husbands choices even if they were against their husbands beliefs on who's side to be on.
2. How would you summarize the revolution’s legacies to women?
The revolution's legacy to Native American women were that they were losing their worth in their communities. As in now that the men were not allowed to hunt, they became restless and turned to drinking and abusing their women. Then they slowly started giving up their traditions and following the European tradition where the men farmed and the women were farmers wives. The revolution's legacy to black women were that the ones who went with the British were resold to slavery in other countries. The ones who got their freedom during the war by themselves without joining the British, managed to stay free but some were caught and brought
back to their owners. The ones who remained free started doing the same work as when they were slaves but were free and able to make money. Mostly the black women in the north were getting their freedoms by going to court and also petitioning for opening their own boarding
houses and schools. The revolution's legacy to white women were that they had a little more freedom to pursue more than just taking care of their home, husbands and kids. Now they can take care of their husbands jobs while they were out of town for government work. In some states women were allowed to vote as were the few black men and women who were free. But that soon was taken away too. They were also allowed to get a divorce on the grounds that the husband cheated on her or was not their for most their marriage. The widows who lost their homes turned to working in schools as teachers, sellers at stores.
3. What was "Republican motherhood," and what is its significance?
The "Republican motherhood" is when women get an education. The significance of "Republican motherhood" was so that the woman can get education and be able to educate their sons.To be able to talk intellectually with their husbands and be able to understand how the household worked financially. The idea that women will educate their sons, was so that their sons will get better positions in their lives and be able to prosper. Ofcourse once they got their education women wanted to get more education and to learn alongside men. Even though the education women were getting were supposed to help the women get a better and a happy marriage.
4. What was the impact of the Great Awakening on women’s experiences during the colonial period?
The impact of the Great Awakening on women's experience was that it brought religion to the forefront. This religion was the Evangelicalism. There were more people going to church now. It also was there to start equality among, race, gender, and class. In some religious groups women were allowed to elect deacons, etc... In the South there is a group that let women be deaconesses, etc... .But not every denomination let women be deaconesses or ministers. Now people had to get used to the new way of living. From Puritan way of living to Evangelical way of living. As time went on though more and more women's roles in churches were diminished.
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1. I am agree with your response women at that time do not have power to rule the people or the country but they had the opportunity to make choices. And they actually did. Depending of their culture or social status they had to decide to do something in the revolutionary time. Many of them decide to join the British because it was one of the best promising opportunities at that time. They offer freedom to slaves after they time service. British warranty a good economic and social status to women according to their culture.
2. It is not clear to me how you summarize the revolution’s legacies to women. I think you are giving a specific answer to each women group. The legacy to women was that they had the opportunity to be more productive and was given a chance to them to have voice. Because of the revolutions many women had to work in different field that they had not chance to work before; therefore later many of them obtained power and a stable social, economic and religious status.
3. “Republican Motherhood” was a great idea. Men never though women will take advantage of the awesome opportunity that was in their hands. At that time was to understand the household economic responsibilities and prosper in a growing and competent society. But it turn out that women also had the same capabilities as men to rule the world.
4. “The Great Awakening.” I am agreeing with your answer this was an opportunity for women to look for freedom if they did not have or to have a position in the religious society. Most religious were looking for equal right to every one. At church women had important positions that allowed them to have social interaction with other and expressed their concerns. It helped them to realize that they could make the difference if they wanted to.
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