Deborah Sampson
American Revolution
How women helped
Martha Washington
100

How many years did she pretend to be a man for

2

100

What year did the Revolutionary War start?

1775

100

True or False: Women followed their husbands into war

True

100

Who was she married too?

George Washington

200

What was her fake name?

Robert Shurtleff

200

What year did the Revolutionary War end?

1783

200

Were women allowed to vote during the Revolutionary War?

No

200

How did Martha Washington die?

Severe fever

300

When did the doctors find out she was female?

1783

300

Who won the Revolutionary War?

The Patriots

300

True or False: Women did not cook for the soldiers

False

300

What was she the commander of?

The American military forces

400

What year did Deborah Sampson start disguising herself as a man to fight in the war?

1781

400

What was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

Battle of Saratoga

400

How did women engage in political discourse?

Making home-goods to avoid paying taxes, writing political satire, or publicly declaring boycotts

400

What year did she die?

1802

500

What was her task during the revolution?

To scout neutral territories

500

What started the Revolutionary War?

A British tried to take away the Americans weapons

500

What were the things that women made to help support the troops?

Homespun cloth, uniforms, clothes, blankets, and bullets.

500

What year was she announced commander?

1775

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