Yes, women were active in during the American Revolution. There was a group of women named the Daughters of Liberty to operated similarly to the Sons of Liberty. They also did the Edenton Tea party which inspired the Boston tea party.
If you’re talking about the United States, I would definitely say the Southern region especially the Southeast.
Elsewhere in the world, for example in Africa, the country of South Africa has been terrible to African Americans.
Answer: They lived in Central America.
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