Compare And Contrast African Americans And Women In The Revolutionary War

The Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) started the 7-year struggle also known as the Revolutionary War. The War was fought between Great Britain and their 13 American Colonies over the British government's overimposing taxes. The 13 colonies ended up winning the War and officially became the United States of America. However, the 13 colonies didn’t achieve this feat alone. While usually only white men from the colonies are depicted as the main heroes of the war the unsung heroes are the African Americans and women of America. Both African Americans and women helped to further the American Revolution’s cause with their contributions . Both fought in the war and in certain cases had to lie in order to serve, however, their motives

In certain instances both had to lie in order to serve but were fighting for different causes. They were similar in the sense that enslaved African Americans often had to lie and say they were free in order to fight in the War and women had to disguise themselves as men in order to fight . But their motives contrasted each other, women fought mostly to follow in their husband’s example or because of their undying patriotism while African Americans fought so that slavery would end. However no matter how similar or contradictory these groups are their involvement in the Revolutionary War is an important aspect of history that is important to recognize. Their involvement, though looked on as insignificant as time progressed, provided inspiration to future generations of African Americans and women to fight for their rights. To simply forget these groups contributions is to forget the basis of what the United States as a country fights for. Now although the fight took years African Americans and women have equal rights which are insured by the sacrifices made by the brave African Americans and women of the Revolutionary