economic and slavery issues Flashcards
molly pitcher
likely uneducated, as spending money to educate a boy over a girl was seen as a more useful investment
typically performed mundane tasks like washing clothes and sheets.
june 28, 1778 - enlisted to serve with captain francis proctor’s company in the pennsylvania artillery
battle of monmouth - allegedly solidified her legacy as an american hero. fifty soldiers died of thirst and dehydration that day. this meant that as many men died from heat exhaustion as they did from gunfire. went back and forth into the battle to bring water to thirsty soldiers from a nearby spring. she stayed on the battlefield bringing water and caring for wounded soldiers until her own husband got hurt
phillis wheatley
her achievements a catalyst for the fledgling antislavery movement
she was immersed in the bible, astronomy, geography, history, british literature
by the time she was 18, wheatley had gathered a collection of 28 poems for which she, with the help of mrs. wheatley, ran advertisements for subscribers in boston newspapers in february 1772
composed the poem with hopes that washington would apply the revolution’s principles of equality and liberty to enslaved persons.
volataire was impressed with her work, writing friends arguing that people of colour could indeed be literate and write poetry
phillis had chronic asthma, and as such, likely did not do a good deal of heavy labour while in the wheatley household.
mercy otis warren
corresponded with several notable revolutionaries including george washington, abigail and john adams
supported the revolution by hosting gatherings for like-minded individuals at her plymouth home
decidedly against the institution of slavery for it went against the principles upon which america was founded
alluded to the mistreatment of native americans in her history and detailed the harm they suffered throughout the revolutionary period
role of women did change
burgoyne’s army of 7,200 had 2000 women following - they feared to lose track of men if they were pregnant or scared to be in a loyalist area
washington’s regiment - 1 women for every 15 man, he hated this because they drained supplies (children)
more involved in politics. motherhood was more respected. many women continued to purchase goods rather than produce them, a trend that began before the revolution. while these changes may initially appear large, many of them took place within the privacy of the household
women also served as “deputy husbands” by managing farms, plantations, and stores while their husbands served on military duty
1776 abigail adams, who corresponded frequently with her husband, john, adopted the revolutionary rhetoric by expressing her desire for a “new code of laws” that would “remember the ladies.”
deborah sampson, who disguised herself as a man to enlist in the continental army
several states began to revise their laws, giving widows more control over their inherited estates.
roles of women didn’t change
a married woman had no legal or political identity separate from
that of her husband; she was literally and metaphorically covered by him and his identity. this status meant that, with some exceptions, a married woman could not own property, make contracts, or sue or be sued apart from her husband—nor could she vote, serve on a jury, or hold political office
first married, on average, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two - shows importance of domesticity
women bore children, on average, about once every twenty-four to
thirty-six months until they reached their forties
