ASSIGNMENT
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? (Assigned pages in chapter 6 + video clip + primary sources 6.7, 6.9)
Describe and discuss the role that society in the 1770s expected elite white women (that is, women of wealth and “good family”) in the colonies to play. Based on these expectations, what kinds of activities did elite white female patriots undertake in support of the war effort? (Assigned pages in chapter 6 + video clip + primary sources 6.7, 6.8, 6.9)
In what ways did patriot women create new opportunities for themselves and contribute to the war and to American independence? (Assigned pages in chapter 6 + video clip + primary sources, 6.8, 6.10)
What dangers or limits did women face during the war? (Assigned pages in chapter 6 + video clip + primary source 6.6)
