Interpret the Evidence and Put It in Context

1. What types of activities did female patriots undertake in the service of American independence (Documents 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, and 6.9)? What challenges did female loyalists face (Document 6.5)?

2. How did assumptions about the proper roles of elite white women prior to the war shape their experiences during the Revolution (Documents 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8)?

3. How did Deborah Champion, Abigail Adams, Esther De Berdt Reed, and Bett (Elizabeth Freeman) create new opportunities for themselves during the Revolution, and how did they demonstrate their new roles in words or images (Documents 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, and 6.9)? How were these roles shaped by their race and class?

4. What dangers or limits did women face during the war (Documents 6.5, 6.7, and 6.9)?

5. How did women justify their public and political actions (Documents 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8)?