People usually remember the American Revolution as an American win but women, African Americans, and Europeans also helped out. Women, African Americans, and Europeans played many significant roles throughout the American Revolution.
Foremost, one group that played a huge role in the war were women. Even though women were in low positions in the social classes, they participated in many things. For example, when the men went to go fight in the war, the women took many jobs such as carpenters, blacksmiths, and shipwrights. One important person was Molly Pitcher, “…took over at the cannon after her husband dropped from exhaustion.” This shows us that she was brave enough to take her husband’s place during combat. Another woman that did that was
Foremost, one group that played a huge role in the war were women. Even though women were in low positions in the social classes, they participated in many things. For example, when the men went to go fight in the war, the women took many jobs such as carpenters, blacksmiths, and shipwrights. One important person was Molly Pitcher, “…took over at the cannon after her husband dropped from exhaustion.” This shows us that she was brave enough to take her husband’s place during combat. Another woman that did that was