What did the Continental Army needed to succeed? Well, they needed support, so wifes helped a lot by letting their husbands and son free to go to military services or to war. Wifes also made clothing, blankets, and foods for the soldiers, so they could keep on fighting. Without women´s help, what would it be for the Patriots? Who knows if they would be able to survive as individuals, much less as an army.
British decided to block the ports, but they created more inflation, this means that a specific product is scarce, and then it will turn more expensive because of the demand of it. As always there is one person who thinks he is better than everyone else and took advantage of the situation and started selling rare items at a very high price, and they saw the offers for who offers more and the one that is higher was the one getting the product. The Patriots also contributed in the inflation because they use paper to make money, also known as Continentals, it was a risk that the Continental Congress printed the money because if Patriots suffer a loss in the war, they worth nothing. On the other hand, the British pay for food in gold.
Women follow husband and son to war, they made and repair cloth; a few help fire canons and masquerading men. Mary Hays went with her husband John, a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, into the Monmouth, New Jersey Campaign of 1778. During the battle she supplied water to the troops, that is how she received the name of Molly Pitcher. Like Corbin before her, when Mary's husband was wounded, she assumed his duties in the canons assisting the other artillerymen in the Company.
British decided to block the ports, but they created more inflation, this means that a specific product is scarce, and then it will turn more expensive because of the demand of it. As always there is one person who thinks he is better than everyone else and took advantage of the situation and started selling rare items at a very high price, and they saw the offers for who offers more and the one that is higher was the one getting the product. The Patriots also contributed in the inflation because they use paper to make money, also known as Continentals, it was a risk that the Continental Congress printed the money because if Patriots suffer a loss in the war, they worth nothing. On the other hand, the British pay for food in gold.
Women follow husband and son to war, they made and repair cloth; a few help fire canons and masquerading men. Mary Hays went with her husband John, a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, into the Monmouth, New Jersey Campaign of 1778. During the battle she supplied water to the troops, that is how she received the name of Molly Pitcher. Like Corbin before her, when Mary's husband was wounded, she assumed his duties in the canons assisting the other artillerymen in the Company.
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