The Effect Of The War On The American Revolution - 1296 Words

History remembers The American Revolution as the war that freed America from the control of Great Britain. This was an important turn of events during that time because the British empire was considered one of the strongest empires. In addition, Great Britain colonized America. So for a new nation as small as they were to defeat one of the strongest empires shocked the world. The American Revolution was revolutionary for the colonists because it gave them freedom. The effect of the war was revolutionary to major groups as well. One group that it was revolutionary for were women. Women played a huge role from the start of colonization to even after the war was won. The war not only freed the colonists from the tyranny of Britain, but it†¦show more content†¦This wasn t surprising because the society in which they lived in was patriarchal. They had very limited rights because when they married, their property would go under the control of their husbands. In the document  "Anne Bradstreet Discusses Her Children in the Colonies 1656,† she talks about her eight children who have grown up and left her. Depicted in lines 5-6, â€Å"I nurst them up with pain and care, No cost nor labour did I spare, Till at the last they felt their wing, Mounted the Trees and learned to sing.† From the document, Anne is the epitome of a wife and mother during colonial times. From the tone of the poem, Anne can be observed as a devoted mother. Men held almost all of the control in most aspects of society, including politics, his household, etc. The class system in that time relied a lot on how much property a person owned. So, when men looked for women to marry, it was essential that her family owned property. A man who marries a woman with property would not only become responsible for it but it was also a way to raise their standing and gain more power.Moreover, as land started to diminish because of the way it was divided, some people even targeted older, u nmarried women who owned property to use for their benefit. This can be shown in the document â€Å"Examination and Testimony of Tituba, a Servant-Slave in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692.† In the document, Tituba is put on trial for allegedly using witchcraft. In the trial, she says she saw