Women played a key role in helping America win the Revolutionary War. Women boycotted British goods, made bullets and uniforms for the army, became spies for General Washington, and even fought in battles, besides keeping farms and homes running.
Four of the most famous revolutionary women are Abigail Adams, Deborah Sampson, Mercy Otis Warren, and Phyllis Wheatly.
Your assignment is to write a persuasive paragraph about the woman assigned to you and your partner, telling:
1. What contributions did she make to the cause of American independence?
2. Why is it important that 8th graders study her? What can they learn from her life and deeds?
60 comments:
p2 cynthia g and ashley f
Mr Albert you should let us know about deorah sampson because she was the only women to fight in the revolutionary war. She dressed as a man to help our country for freedom.She did all she could to not her identity be revele,she was even her own doctor.So you should really tell us more about her to let us know that women did more than what was expected of them.
P.2 Emmanuel R. Luz V.
Abigail Adams was only known as John Adams' wife, but no one knows about her and what she believed in. For Example, she talked to John Adams about womens' rights. She said that it was a little strange if he could not understand that half the population was not free. And women weren't really free.They were ruled by their fathers or husbands. They could not vote. They had no representation. We can learn many things from her, for example in 1791 a free black youth came to her house to be taught how to read and write. She placed him in an evening school. She is important because she helped fight for womens' rights and did not believe in slavery.
P2Adrian S. Melisa.R
Deborah Sampson was a very inportant woman because she was the the only woman to fight in the Revolutionary War. When Deborah enlisted herself to go to the army she disguised a as a man because the army didn't take in females so she had to disguise herself. When Deborah went into war she got wounded but she didn't give up in fighting for her country and that's why she is remembered today. She never wanted to be found out and did everything she could have done for America's Revolutionary War. That's why there is a statue of her out in a public library in Massachusetts.
p.2 Anthony Inchaurregui & Joceyln Avila
She was a African American who was a slave and wrote poems such as "To the King's Mos Exellent Majesty" . She also wrote a lots of interesting poems about the American independence. She was a lady who fought for her liberty to have her poems to be published. Eight graders should learn about her because she was a smart slave who knew how to write and read.it was amazin that she could read and write because almost people who were slave never knew how to read and write.She also had her poems published in a newspaper.THE END
P.2 Monica O. and Katherine P.
Phyllis Wheatley was a slave who got her poetry published. Though people thought her poems were okay, white people still thought black people were dumb. We can learn from her because even though people thought her race wasn't as smart as white people, she didn't stop writing. This is important because she was a black woman, and in those times men didn't care about what women had to say or write, especially black women. So if she would've stopped writing black women, and maybe even all women, would not have a say in the world and wouldn't be able to express themselves through poetry or anything else.
P2 Guadalupe S.
Abigail Adams wrote many letters to her husband, John Adams, about women's rights. She thought that women also had a right to freedom, but she felt that women were not really free because they were either ruled by their husbands or fathers. She also thought that slavery was evil and that it should come to an end. Nobody knows about Abigail Adams but we should know about her because she is also important. We should know about her because she helped in the revolutionary war, she gave lot of political advice to her husband John Adams.
P2Adrian S. Melisa.R
Deborah Sampson was a very inportant woman because she was the the only woman to fight in the Revolutionary War. When Deborah enlisted herself to go to the army she disguised a as a man because the army didn't take in females so she had to disguise herself. When Deborah went into war she got wounded but she didn't give up in fighting for her country and that's why she is remembered today. She never wanted to be found out and did everything she could have done for America's Revolutionary War. That's why there is a statue of her out in a public library in Massachusetts.
P.2 Emmanuel R. Luz V.
Abigail Adams is known as John Adams' wife, but no one knows about her and what she believed in. For Example, she talked to John Adams about womens' rights. She said that it was a little strange if he could not understand that half the population was not free. And women weren't really free.They were ruled by their fathers or husbands. They could not vote. They had no representation. We can learn many things from her, for example in 1791 a free black youth came to her house to be taught how to read and write. She placed him in an evening school. When she did this her neighbors were against it. She is important because she helped fight for womens' rights and did not believe in slavery.
P2 Angel M. & Ricky M.
Phillis Wheatly had many achievments like her poems. One of her poems was dedicated to George Washinton and said that he was one of the forefahers of America. From Wheatly we can learn from her poems because she writes about the king and other important things such as the government. 8th graders should learn about Wheatley because during that time people didn't care about slaves and Wheatley wasn't treated well in America because of her color. No American publisher was willing to print her book of poems so she had to go with her friends in England where black authors were more than welcomed. Lastly, Even though she was black she made an effort to publish and print her book of poems.
p2 Stephany L. Tania C.
Many women were part of the American Revolution. Out of those many women was Deborah Sampson. Not many people have heard of her,but she was a great contribute in helping the war. She is very impotant. Women in those times were never allowed to fight in battles. She felt like she had to be a part of the war so she disguised herself as a man. That's what make her amazing.She knew anything could happen to her,but she still risked her life for it. Some women and men would have thought this was crazy because women were suppose to stay at home and take care of their children and household. For Sampson it was easy to disguise herself because she was tall and well educated to pass as a man.During battle she was wounded several times yet she still fought in the wars. She is special because though not many men would have thought as smart she did what she believed in. In the Declaration of Independence it say that everyone is free,that they were allowed to believe in what they wanted. So Debarah believed that women should as we;l contributed in the war as the men did. She fought for her country,with many pride,many risk ,and the thoughts of what other people because she did what she believed in.Anna Marie Lane,to disguise herself as a man did this as well because of what she believed.Everyone should learn about her because she showed that men and women should be equal because women can do same things men can do with the same or more persitance.She is a great women that followed her thoughts,actions,and choices. She was important like many other women in the war.
P2.Bianca G.
When we talk about the American Revolution we don't think about women , but they were their. For example Deborah Sampson, she was one of those women that felt they needed to be part of the war , and making gunpowder just wasn't enough. So in 1778 she decided to enlist in the war , Sampson disguised her self as a man and sucesfully enlisted for a year and a half of service. I believe Sampson should be talked about in school more often because no women had done this before, and by hearing more about her it will inspire other women to fight for what the believe in.
p2: Ivan F. & Leo chavez: Some of Phyllis wheatly accomplishments were that 1. The first African-American to publish a book of imaginative writing.
2. She started the African-American literary tradition.
3. She started the African-American women's literary tradition.
4. Her use of meter and rhyme-scheme is precise and correct.
5. She combined the influences of religion and neo-classicism in her poems. and she got them published. We can learn why her pomes were hard to publish in America. The Americans did not accept black authors work. She was important because she was a slave and got her pomes published
p2 eduardo f Rafael B.
Warren first started off by talking to her freinds about the war, then she had started having meetings in her home. The people that went to the meetings were very important people like John Adams, and George Whashington. Her meetings talked about womens the rigts that women didnt have . Warren was important because she made her voice heard even though she could not vote or be in political stuff like being in the goverment, she made women look better ,and more important . Even though this lady was not known she made a big difference how men would she women and how they would treat them.
P2 Juan M.
Yet people didn't know about the women in the revolutionary war, they played a very importsnt role. Without the women being there, the americans would probably wouldn't know when the british were coming. Abigail fed the men, took care of them, was in the war with the men, helped out when they needed somebody. Abigail thought it was wrong to have slaves and that it was evil and a threat to the americans. Abigail was a church woman so she isn't evil. She was important to the revolutionary war.
Pr2. Crystal C. Daniel G.
Abigail Adams thought that slavery was wrong and they had no rights but she wasn't the only person to think it was wrong but her husband as well. She got her husbands attention about women's rights but was turned down. We learned that she was the only women who stood up for women's and the slave's rights. Abigail is important because she stood up for women's and slaves rights and it's important to stand up in what you believe and in what others and she did a favor for those who didn't speak for themselves.
Esmeralda & Antonio
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Mery Otis Warren was the wife of James Warren who was a soldier during the war.She was involved with other women who got together and wrote a letter that increased the awareness of woman's issues,they were supportive,and it influenced events to the America's cause. Also, she was a correspondent and adviser to many political leaders. She became a writer/poet/historian and wrote about her life and what was happening during the Revolutionary War. She was important because she was dedicated,loyal,independent to the American soldiers and wanted to help win the war.
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Stephanie P & George P
Phillis Weatley Would Make Poems For The Death.
She Got The Helped By Sussan & John Weatley. She Was Respect the Death,She Was An Affrican American Slave, So Phillis Wouldn't Really have Time To Write Poems But Yet She Found A Way To Publish Her Poems & Alot Of People Were Proud Of Her & Enjoy Her Poems Very Much
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Stephanie P & George P
Phillis Weatley Would Make Poems For The Death.
She Got The Helped By Sussan & John Weatley. She Was Respect the Death,She Was An Affrican American Slave, So Phillis Wouldn't Really have Time To Write Poems But Yet She Found A Way To Publish Her Poems & Alot Of People Were Proud Of Her & Enjoy Her Poems Very Much
Marcela A. Jeferson A. per. 3
Deborah Sampson got enlisted in the army by disquising herself by the name of Robert Shurtliff. She went to war and recieved 2 musket balls in her thigh and an enormous cut on her forehead.
We can learn that these women fought for America and that they got really wounded.
this women disguised herself as a men because she felt that she need to put part of her and battle.
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David R
JoSePh S
Deborah Sampson was a girl wanting a part in the war but she coudn't go in cuz she wuz a women so she disguised her self as a man.
we learn that women can do the same things that us men can do.
she wuz important cuz she wuz the first women to go to war and fight
per.3 Brandy
Leslie
in 1778, she felt the need to do her part for the war and wanted to enlist in the army.
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Lilyanna B
aNTHONY b
she whant to be in the army
martin.c eduardo.c Sampson she goes into the army and disguise her self as a man. Her name as a man was Thomas Thayer.
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valerie and nicole
she wanted to enlist the armty but women were not aloow.she had to do alot of work for her husband.
per.3 ebony ayala caroline avalos
abigail adams was the first lady in the white house what we can learn about her is that she was born on november 11,1744 and died in october 28, 1818 at the( age of 73). she was important because she was the first lady in the of the white house.
Per. 3 Aundriea B. Gabriela C.
She was the president's wife and her husband believe that slavery is evil. She is important because she thought women should have rights. Also people should care becausse she thought what should happen is people are born equal.
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Jennifer,G
Ashley,G
Phillis was most likely able to get this work published thanks to the connections of Susanna and John Wheatley.
per3 nelissa,diego warren is important because she was a crrespondence and a adviser to political leader and that is very rare that a women is crrespondence and an adviser because women did not have as much rights. we should lear about her because she teaches us that women hace as much rights as a man does.and if a man can do it a women can do it too
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ashley nunez and yulissa lopez:)
warren was an american writer and playwright.
katherine lua
JOCELYN GARCIA
P.3
abigail aams said women should have rights.Women should get to go to school.she was alwas fprmal eductional studies.she want to men and woman to be free when salavery was still going. we can learn e alwas have to fight for what we beileve. its imporant because thats what e belive and we will alwa.!
Mercy Otis Warren.
She Was One Of The Women That Hepled Out In The Revolutionary War,She Helped By Doing Farming,&Doing Buissnes. She Even Helped Out When The Soliders Were Wounded She Helped Cure Them&'Take Care of Them While They Were Recovering.
She Is Improtant Because Of What She Did,&'How She Did It.
She Helped The Soliders Be Spies,By Warning Them That The Brittish Solides Were Coming/Already Near.
She Accomplished Helping Her Counrty,By Winning the War.
Neyda S. Period.4 (;
Mercy Otis Warren was a very wise women . she published dramatic and miscellaneous poems. she was the first women to ever write a story! she did many amazing thing and thats why i think that you should learn about Mercy Otis Warren. She did many thing that you do this is why you should believe me and read more about Mercy Otis Warren.
p4 Anthony j. And Melissa hUerta,
Abigail had rote a letter about lettin the slaves free because, the vergins had also cared about liberty.We could learn to not treat womaen differtly because there is also other things that women can do them selfs.She is a very important women because, she now spread the word all around, to not descriminate the sex of the person because, everyone can to the same thing as others ,and just because men can do it it dosent me women caint do it.
In The 1778 she felt she needed to be apart of the war and wanted to enlist army . So she can be apart it and be in the war to help .
Per.4: Andrew G. and Sabrina Z.
Phillis Wheatley.
She was enslaved at the age of eiqht. She is widly known as the first African-American woman in The United States history to have her poetry published. Her Poerty appeared on december 21 , 1767 in a newspaper called the Newport Mercury. She accompilshed her poem called "On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin". Wheatley's poems were about Death , reliqion, and the struqqle of blacks in the U.S. We can learn that her peoms brouqht qrief and reliqion and if you read them you mabe can qet relived from your past deaths. She is important because she rote poems about life and culture and racism. People should read her poems beacuse it is persuasive and there probably cool to read. The end :)
Rebecca G. Julia G.
Deborah Sampson was the oldest of six chidren. Her family was poor and when they had heard tht brothr jonathan had drowned in a shipwreck in 1765, the family was forced forced to go into service as indentured servants. In 1778 she felf that she needed to do her part for the war and wanted to aenlist in the army. At that time women were not allowed to enlist so she decided to disguised herself as a man. She was able to do that because she was tall, educated, and just as strong as most of the men.
p4 karen a and chris q
Deborah Sampson has many accomplishments.she dress up like a man to go to war and help out.She is mportant because she helped many people in life for fighting war. We can learn many things about her. She is very brave.
p.4 Emily L. & Itzayana Y. & Jocelyn R.
Phillis Wheatly was enslaved at the at the tender age of eight and she is widely known as the first african american woman in the u.s to have her poetry published. She was a woman that wrote poems and she was an excellent at it. Also another one of her accomplishments were composing many poems that are a type of tribute to admirable figures or influential persons in her life. She traveled to london and back,with flexiblity.she had published a book about how hard her was. Her big break was when it came in the form of her 1770 funeral elegy addressed to the Countess of Huntington.
P4MelissafloresAlejandro Flores Abigal Adams was a married women.Along with her husband she thought slavey was evil.
p.4 Emily L. & Itzayana Y. & Jocelyn R.
Phillis Wheatly was enslaved at the at the tender age of eight and she is widely known as the first african american woman in the u.s to have her poetry published. She was a woman that wrote poems and she was an excellent at it. Also another one of her accomplishments were composing many poems that are a type of tribute to admirable figures or influential persons in her life. She traveled to london and back,with flexiblity.she had published a book about how hard her was. Her big break was when it came in the form of her 1770 funeral elegy addressed to the Countess of Huntington.
Nathally R.
Carlos D.
Period 4
Mercy Otis Warren was important as any other men, like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, etc.
She wrote The Defeat, letting people know if the British king abrogated the Massachuttes charter of rights. Mercy Otis Warren was also in an Anti-Federalist group. She should of been heard as well as all the other men, women should of been important as well as the other men were.
mario agurrie, jacqueline alvarez
the poem is a microcosm of her works, combining christian piety and classical allusian. also the poem exemplifies the common structure in phillis wheathley .
p.4 Ashley.l Destiny .R
Deborah Sampson was an american women who impersonated a men in order to serve in the continental army during the american revolution,and was the only women to fight in the revolution war.she served 17 months in the army,as "Robert Shurtliff".of Uxbridge, Massachusetts,was wounded in battle and discarged honorably at west point.She was a brave women to joined the army as a man,this shows that women are possible to do anything,and are very brave.
P6 Angel P. Dario R.
Mercy Otis Warren contributed to the American Revolution in many ways. She was an advisor to many important leaders like Samuel Adams. She also wrote letters to influence the important leaders of the revolution. All the important women of the revolution should get pages in our textbook like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
P6 Graciela M. Lulu L.
Abigail Adams was the first women to help the Americans win the Revolutionary War. She was also the first women to live in the white house.
She always told her husband about how unfair people would talk about women. What we can learn about Abigail Adams was that everyone is created equal and we should all be treated fairly no matter our gender is.
period 6 Anthony.S Alejandra.T
Mercy Otis Warren was significant in our history because she was the first american playwright writer. With time passing soon she became a corespondent and advisor to many political leaders such as Samuel Adams, John Hancock ,Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington & most importantly John Adams. In 1772 prior to the revolution they formed a committee of correspondence . Personally she knew many of the leaders of the revolution . Her contributions helped show that during this time women made a huge contribution to help being successful during this time.
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Michelle P.
Emily P.
Abigail Adams, if it wasn't for her,woman would have
been treated like their ancestors,as she stated in the letter she wrote to the Continental Congress.She said that women had the right of education. Also, to not let the husbands' have power over them and for the women to have a voice.She believed slavory was evil and a threat to american democratic experiment. Which she wrtoe in 1776.
P6 Amy B , Nikki C.
The woman Mercy Otis Warren is a very important woman and should be in the textbooks. She was first female playwright. She was the first woman to create a Jeffersonian interpretation of the Revolution. She published three volumes in 1805. She was in the Boston tea party.Thats why she should be in the textbooks too.
P.6/Luis L.Daniela H.
Phyllis Wheatly was in slaved at the age of 8. Soon enough she began wrighting poems.One day she got her poems published by the help of Susanna and John Wheatly. It was publised December 21,1767 in the newspaper called Newport Mercury.She even dedicated a poem to George Washington.After in 1778, her owner John Wheatley died and in his will it saaaid that she shall be a free woman. Then she maried a free black man named John Peters.
Gonzalo and Karlo Monte de Oca
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Dear Obama,
You should include Sampson in the History books because she helped win the civil war. She impersonated a man in order to go into the Continental Army. She fought in the army, and loaded cannons. She did a lot of stuff that really contributed to the independence of the colonies from britain. She only impersonated a man because they would'nt allow women in the army. Without her history would'nt truly be complete. Putting her and of course all the other women that fought in the army because it teaches how times were at that period of time, also because they deseve recognition, and honor. Without her and all the other heroins, we would'nt have independence today, or maybe it would take longer.
P6. Eduardo. R, Ariana R.
Philis Wheatley was an african american woman in the U.S who wrote poetry about many things such as death, religion, and the consults of black people. Her Writing caught peoples attention which made concerned more about relgion and black people. All 8th graders should learn about her because alot of woman did alot of important contributions during the revolution and she is one of them. We can learn alot of good deeds from her if you put your mind to it such as no matter what is your skin color anybody can make a difference and also even during tough times we could still try to do good deeds even though we are not allowed. Many women should be taught in U.S history because without them many of the rights or encouragement we have today would not exist.
P6 Jacob T. Emmanuel.V
The people should know more about Deborah Sampson because she gave a very important contribution to the army. Women couldnt join the army so she joined the army and diguised herself as a man and was under the name of Thomas Thayer. She held a quill pen weird so she didnt go the next day, but she enrolled for the Continental army under he name of her dead brother, Robert Shurtliff. In her first battle she was she was shot 2 times in the thigh and cut on her forhead. She left before they could remove the musketball from her leg because she didnt want to reaveal her true identity and her leg never fully healed. She later returned to the war but not for that long because a couple of months later they sent the soldiers home. She died on April 27, 1827 at the age of 66 of yellow fever. She will not be forgotten.
VALERIE C. AND JANET C. p4
Phillis Wheatly accomplishment was 1st published work was a poem entitled "On Messers. Hussey and Coffin",which appeared on December 21,1767, in a newspaper called the Newsport Mercury. Wheatly's big break came in the form of her1770 funeral elegy addressed to the countess of Huntingdon,on the dealth of her chaplain. She wrote poems about religion and, about what was going on at that time. people that were impress with her work was Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. What we can learn from her is that when you work hard for something that you care about you can always accomplish it if you don't give up on yourself. Not alot of woman were known for doing work like Phillis Wheatly, and she showed the men that she could do work like men would do at that time of year. This is an important lesson for all woman because, men put woman down by saying that they can't do it but they could.
P.6 Jorge M. & Ronnie O
MERCY OTIS WARREN
Dear President Obama,
Revolutionary Women should also be known because they did very important things that hepled in the Revolutionary War. For Example, Mercy Otis Warren was an American writer and playright. She wrote anti-Loyalist propaganda plays. This is important because she helped unite the people to work together. That is why women are also important in the war.
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Faith T.
Abigal Adams spoke out for womens' right. She thought that laws that did not have womens' intrest shouldn't be submitted. She stood up for womens rights. She thought that women should have the right to an education and not be discriminated againt just beause they were women. She felt that women were capable of doing a "mans" jobs. she wrote many things but john declined her '"extrardinary code f laws"' but acknowleged them, unlike many writers of the history books. Ithink that she should be included because she was an advocate and set an examples for many other women. Its important that 8th graders read about her because it sets an exampl that not only men were part of the revolutionary women
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Faith T.
Abigal Adams spoke out for womens' right. She thought that laws that did not have womens' intrest shouldn't be submitted. She stood up for womens rights. She thought that women should have the right to an education and not be discriminated againt just beause they were women. She felt that women were capable of doing a "mans" jobs. she wrote many things but john declined her '"extrardinary code f laws"' but acknowleged them, unlike many writers of the history books. Ithink that she should be included because she was an advocate and set an examples for many other women. Its important that 8th graders read about her because it sets an exampl that not only men were part of the revolutionary women
P:6 Benjamin Kevin
stating that the work in the following book had been done by a young, enslaved woman. This waiver had been signed by her owner, John Wheatley, and many other prominent New England figures. she was the first African American women in the U.S. to have her poetry published. Phillis Wheatley was also important because of her great contribution to poetry.
P6 Carlos L. Rayven H.
I think that you should put Mercy Otis Warren because she was a corespondent of many political leaders like Samuel Adams,John Hancock,Patrick Henry,Thomas Jefferson,George Washington,and John Adams.In 1772 they made the Committees of Correspondence along with Samuel Adams, and she wrote "no single step contributed so much to cement the union of the colonies. What I think that w could learn from her is that she helped the men by telling them that they should not do anything without there help.
P.6 Gabriela Mata and Luis Medina
Phillis Wheatly wrote a book called Poems of Various subjects. her writings were readall across North America and parts of Europe.She is honored as the fist african american women to publish a book and the first to make a living from her writing.She inspired many people.many people read them.
PER.2 CESAR SERVIN
REVOULITIONARY WOMEN ARE A GREAT PART OF OUR INDEPENDENCE ALSO I DONT KNOW WHY THEY DONT TALK ABOUT THEM. FOR EXAMPLE ABIGAIL ADAMS WAS A WOMEN WHO WOULD SPEAK OUT FOR WOMENS RIGHTS. SHE WOULS SPEAK AND SAY THAT WOMEN SHOULD HAVE FREEDOM ALSO LIKE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND WORK. SHE THOUGHT THAT WOMEN WERE CAMPABLE TO DO MAN JOBS. I THINK THAT THIS A GOOD WOMEN TO STUDY ABOUT BECAUSE SHE IS A FIGHTER AND A GRAT HUMAN BEIN. SHE IS A IMPORTANT PERSON AND SHE IS BRAVE FOR HER A REVOLITIONARY WOMEN.
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