The "Daughters of Liberty" Was the Name Given to

question 17

Multiple Choice

The "Daughters of Liberty" was the name given to

• A) the female children of all the Founding Fathers.
• B) New England women who won voting rights in the 1770s.
• C) the brave women who cared for wounded soldiers during the early battles of the Revolution.
• D) women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy British goods.
• E) the first national women's patriotic organization raising money for the Continental army.

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