I. Background to Revolution, 1754– British Victory over France 2. Surge in Immigration

I. Background to Revolution, 1754–1775 A. The Growing Confrontation 1. New Fiscal and Administrative Reforms 2. Social and Economic Problems in Colonies 3. Enlightenment Ideas 4. Men’s and Women’s Roles B. Liberty’s Daughters: Women and the Emerging Crisis 1. Women Making Homespun 2. Tea Boycott 3. Assessing Women’s Roles

II. Women and the Face of War, 1775–1783 A. Choosing Sides: Native American and African American Women 1. Many Tribes Side with British 2. Impact of Revolutionary War on Slaves 3. Escaping Slavery during the War B. White Women: Pacifists, Tories, and Patriots 1. White Women Choose Sides 2. Quaker Women: Their Struggles 3. Choices by Wives of Loyalist Husbands

II. Women and the Face of War, 1775–1783 C. Maintaining the Troops: The Women Who Served 1. Women in Combat 2. Camp Followers: Services and Attitudes toward Them 3. Dangers of Staying Home 4. Raising Funds and Supporting Troops

III. Revolutionary Era Legacies A. A Changing World for Native American Women 1. Impact of Revolution on Tribes 2. Changing Gender Roles 3. Missionary Activity

III. Revolutionary Era Legacies B. African American Women: Freedom and Slavery 1. Fate of Those Who Joined British 2. Freedom and Lives of Free Blacks 3. Black Institutions in North 5. Little Freedom in South 6. Changes to Slavery in South

C. White Women: An Ambiguous Legacy 1. Economic Struggles 2. Changing Roles of Women 3. Questioning Women’s Status in Home and Politics 4. Voting Rights 5. Education for Women III. Revolutionary Era Legacies

D. Women and Religion: The Great Awakening 1. Awakening and Conversion Experience 2. Women’s Role in Churches 3. Impact on Slave Women III. Revolutionary Era Legacies