The Revolutionary War was a war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies. The Seven Years' War, or French and Indian War, left Britain severely in debt, in response to which the "British Parliament adopted a series of measures to increase tax revenues from the colonies." (MacLean). The British Parliament created the Stamp Act which “imposed a tax on all paper used for official documents and required a stamp to be affixed as evidence that the tax had been paid.” (Roark, Johnson, Cohen, Stage, Hartmann, 161). Colonists began to feel as if they were being taxed unfairly and without representation. The British Parliament continued to tax the colonies and created the Intolerable Acts which required colonists to open their homes to soldiers at all times, got rid of their Charter and “provided that any royal officials accused of a capital crime in the colonies would be tried in a court in Great Britain." (Roark, Johnson, Cohen, scene, Hartmann, 163). The colonists were fed up with the British Parliament and how they were violating their rights. So they created the Continental Congress, in which delegates from the 13 colonies gathered, and made the decision to fight for their independence from Great Britain. Revolutionary war effort. From secret service in the army, to acting as secret spies and managing home farms. Women rejoiced in female patriotism, demonstrated that they were more than capable of shouldering “masculine” responsibilities, and for the first time “women's domestic obligations were imbued with political meaning” (Roark, Johnson, Cohen, Stage, Hartmann, 244) . Women's Selfless Contribution to the Revolutionary War... middle of paper... d his wife's request, the letter "Forced him to reflect on exclusion and to think about the idea of ​​political independence for women." (Roark, Johnson, Cohen, Stage, Hartmann, 179). American women were fueled by patriotism, even in a society that allowed women to fight in war, they still found a way to do so. Women were given no political voice in society, but without hesitation took on masculine roles by managing their husbands' farms, businesses and plantations and refusing to buy British products even if they were cheaper. Patriot women went door to door collecting money for their soldiers and took nursing jobs that exposed them to deadly diseases. No matter how they contributed, these heroic, bold and courageous women “stepped out of the comfort of their traditional roles in society and risked their lives to serve their country. (Brooks).