Question

Which of the following is one way that women participated in the American Revolution?

A. As property owners, women were able to house colonial troops.
B. Women were the highest percentage across the colonies who voted for independence.
C. The most famous document encouraging colonial troops, Common Sense, was written by a woman.
D. Women like Mary McCauley carried pitchers of water to soldiers in the field.

Answer 1

D. I would say that the other answers could be ruled out because A. Women could not be property owners at the time, B. Women could not vote at the time, and C. I'm pretty sure Thomas Paine was a male.

Answer 2

Option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Women like Mary McCauley carried pitchers of water to soldiers in the field, is the right answer.

The last half of the eighteenth century was a period in which the American Revolution took place. During this period, the Thirteen Colonies of America obtained independence from the British Empire. Women actively participated in the American Revolution. Their contribution can be seen in the fact that women like Mary McCauley brought containers of water to veterans in the field.