Europeans and Westerners exploited Africa and the people. Women and children were able to work at factories but received a lower pay than men because men are perceived to be more superior. Also, because of the industrial revolution, factories were built, decreasing the use of farming to make profit.
During the American Revolution the way women were affected depended on location. Those unlucky enough to be the path of Major Ferguson or General Tarleton had their houses burned and if they had not gotten out of the way of their armies, they were killed. Some women went hungry.
First Christopher Columbus sets out on his first voyage in 1492 then the Muscovy company is established in 1555 after that the French establish a fur trade in Canada around the 1600s
