African Americans in the Revolution: Patriots, Enslaved Labor, and British Promises

Perspectives of the American Revolution: Diverse Voices and Divided Loyalties

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Explain the service of Black soldiers in the Continental Army and Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to enslaved people joining the British.

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Perspectives of the American Revolution: Diverse Voices and Divided Loyalties

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

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Examine the diverse roles, motivations, and viewpoints of Loyalists, Patriots, African Americans, Native nations, women, and British leaders during the Revolutionary War.

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5.T2.6Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Explain that many Americans remained loyal to the British Crown or remained neutral in the conflict and that Native Peoples and free and enslaved Africans fought on both sides in the Revolution.