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-Lydia Darragh is a spy who works for continental army
-Mary cooked, she washed, and sewed for the troops

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-Abigail Adams questioned women in town who could have been loyal to Britain
-They were called tories

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Tory=someone who sided with Britain during the war

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-a lot of women took care of wounded or sick refugees and soldiers

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Spies

Cooks

Capturing spies-Prudence wright-Sarah Shattuck

Poets- Phillis Wheatley

Knitting clothes

News paper woman

Soldier- Deborah Samson

Teachers- Deborah Samson

Servants

Farmed

Made supplies

Writer

Help take care of soldiers-Margaret Morrit

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Refugee=someone who leaves to find safety somewhere else

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-Soldiers, Deborah Samson, Sally St. Clair, Mercy Otis Warren
- Laodicea Dicey traveled  20 miles to warn her brothers about the loyalist that they were planning a attack

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The government-Abigail Adams

A judge- Abigail Adams

Talking about politics- Abigail Adams

Poet-Phillis Wheatley

Spy- Lydia Darragh hid in a closet to prevent the British from attacking

Servant

“Soldier”- Deborah Sampson

First Lady- Abigail Adams

Cowgirl- Evelyn Cameron

Doctor- Elizabeth Blackwell

Educator

Massachusetts Colony General Court- Abigail Adams

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Tyranny= cruel or unreasonable use of power or control.

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Countess=a rank given to upperclass woman in England.

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Illegal= against the law.

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Will= A document that describes where someone’s money and property go when the pass away.

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Patriotism= love for one’s country.

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-Phills Wheatley was the first African American to ever publish a book
_ Phills Wheatley was very smart

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She was the first African American to ever publish a book of poetry.

Her book was almost not published because printers in colonial Boston could not believe that an African born enslaved girl wrote such wonderful verses all by herself.

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-Phillis Wheatley was a slave but she was luckier than most slaves because her owners treated her with kindness
-Phillis was 14 when her first poem was published
-Phillis wrote a poem about a minister at her church. This poem made her famous when she was 17 years old
-Phillis didn’t fit in with the white society, but she was treated better then other slaves so she didn’t fit into their society either
-Phillis wrote patriotic poems during the American Revolution

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One of her books was entitled, British tyranny an “ Iron chain”

People figured out she was a gifted writer by 14 years old.

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She was kidnapped around the age of seven years old.

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-Phills Wheatley wrote poems about freedom even before the war began

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When Phillis was 13 she began to write poetry.

1753- Phillis Wheatley was born in west Africa.

Phillis Wheatley was captured by slave hunters.

When Phillis was 14 one of her poems was published.

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-Abigail Adams gave shelter to soldiers who were fighting

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-Abigail Adams gave shelter to soldiers who were fighting for Americas war

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delegate=a person who is sent to a meeting to speak for a group of people

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Abigail Adams was born on November 11, 1744 in Weymouth Massachusetts. She was the second of five children.

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Abigail Adams melted spoons to make bullets

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Abigail Adams an John Adams where soon married on October 25, 1764. Abigail was 20 years old on this date in time. Her and John married after five years of contact.

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At Abigail time most people didn’t think it would be important for girls to be educated but Abigail knew better and said so

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Diplomat= person who represents his of hers country’s government while in another country.

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Abigail wanted woman to have equal rights

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-When she was a kid, Abigail wanted to go to school but only boys were allowed to go so her mother taught her and her sisters at home
-Abigail met John Adams in 1759 and they got married in 1764
-When John was helping write the Declaration of Independence, he asked Abigail for advice
-By 1770, Abigail was angry at the British government and supported the patriot’s cause
-Abigail watched the battle of Bunker Hill from another hill nearby

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Abigail Adams died on October 28, 1818 she did not see her son become president in 1825.

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Abigail sewed clothes for the whole family during the revolutionary war

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Abigail Adams became First Lady in 1797 when her husband [John Adams] became the second president of the United States of America.

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Abagail wrote to her husband John hundreds of letters when he was in the revolutionary war

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Abigail was born on November 11 1744 in Weymouth Mass

Schools only allowed boys to attend so Abigails mother thought her

Abigail met John Adams in 1759

Abigail married John on October 25 1764

Abigail moved to a farm house in Braintree Massachusetts

Abigail had 5 kids

Abigail and John moved to France for a little.

In 1788 Abigail and John moved back to Braintree.

John became Vice President and Abigail became First Lady

Abigail worked for the Government and worked at the Court

Abigail died on October 28 1818

FACTS

Tory-a person who was loyal to Britain

Politics- having to do with the government

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When Deborah was 21 she cut her hair short and changed her name to Robert because she wanted to be a soldier

Deborah use to be a farmers server

On 1782 Gorge Washington needed a soldier so Deborah offered.

During the battle near New York Deborah got shot in her thigh she did not want to tell the doctor because it would spill her secret.

Deborah felt ill after she got shot but then she eventually went to the doctor.

In 1827 Deborah died

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Deborah Samson cut her, dressed as a man, and lived as a male soldier for 18 months so she could fight in the revolutionary war

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Deborah Samson was a servant a farmer and a patriot

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Deborah walked more than 50 miles

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ration=a soldiers daily share of food

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diplomat=a person who manages a nation’s affairs with other country’s

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Before she joined the Continental army Deborah Sampson was a servant a farmer and of course a patriot.

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Deborah Samson was a servant a farmer and a patriot

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“In October 1783 Deborah fell I'll she became unconscious with a  high fever a doctor soon examined her and found out she was a woman!  Deborah was soon discharged from the army with honor.”

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Will-a document that describes where someone’s money and property go after they die.

Captives-prisoners;people held against their will

Slave merchant- an owner of one of the ships that brought slaves to colonies

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-When she was 21, Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man and walked more the 50 miles so she could join the army
-In May of 1782 she changed her name to Robert Shurtleff and became an official soldier
-During a battle near Tarrytown, New York, Deborah was shot in the leg, but she removed the bullet by herself so she wouldn’t  have to be examined by a doctor
-In October 1783, she became sick with a high fever and when a doctor examined her, he discovered that she was a women
-She was discharged from the army with honor on October 25th, 1783

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Discharged=removed

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Brigade=a group of people organized for a certain purpose

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Discharged = To tell someone officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

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~Women were spies in the war