There were many people who participated in the revolution, but many historians tend not to include those them. Some examples of these minorities are women, lower and middle class, slaves, and Native Americans. Women played and important role in the revolution. Some women went to the military camps to help feed and cure the soldiers. Other women took charge of the farms shops and other businesses while there husbands were away. Although they were not allowed to fight some helped load the cannons, but there was one woman who fought.
Deborah Sampson enlisted in the regiment as Robert Shurleff. Since she was a very strong women. She performed all the "manly" duties like any other male (picture of her in the left). Although they contributed in many way they did not get the right to vote or even be able to have the freedom or equality the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution preached of. Historians tend to give more recognition to the upper class which include people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and many of our founding fathers, but they do not recognize the ones who actually fought for it. Many of the middle and lower class went to the battle field although they were not the ones that declared independence from Britain. When taken as prisoners they were sent on prison ships while the rich upper class men were put on parole and were allowed to live there every day life. They were the ones that were struck by hunger, illness and poverty the most. At the end of the war many were misplaces, in debt, or dead. Most of them were not given the land or money they were promised for fighting the war. Another minority that played an important role in American Revolution were the Native Americans and the slaves. Many slaves fought on either the Loyalist's side or the Patriot's side. The Native Americans also had to