Continental+Army

Continental Army  By: Kassie

When the Rev. War was just begging America had no army to help us fight for freedom that was how the continental army was born! The continental army was made up of volunteers such as poor farmer's, merchants, worker's, and minutemen. Minutemen were men who could be ready to fight on a minutes notice.People say that 15,000 men willingly volunteered to fight in the war many were African American slave's. Women helped us as well by being nurses, cooks, some mended uniforms, and some even fought in the war disguised as men! One women who did was Deborah Samson. Deborah disguised herself as a man because people thought women were to delicate to fight or not strong enough to fight! When she got a fever she showed them! General Washington gave her a metal for her bravery and she went home. Another women ( no one knows her first name but she was known a Mrs. Hamilton ) was giving out water to soldiers when her husband got shot and died ( now known as Ms. Hamilton ) and took his place at the cannon. She was rewarded by General Washington and even though we don't know her first name we do know she had twin 2 year old girl's when her husband died.This was the continental army. By the way the continental army won by surrounding the British with their allies the French and German.