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Revolutionary Women: Daughters of Liberty and Homespun Protests
Analyze how women organized anti-British boycotts, manufactured homespun cloth, managed family businesses, and voiced political arguments.
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Perspectives Leading to the American Revolution
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Use primary and secondary sources to construct arguments reflecting the differing viewpoints of Patriots, Loyalists, women, enslaved Black Americans, and Native Americans.
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5.2.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse primary sources to craft an argument representing different perspectives during the period leading to the American Revolution (for example, men and women who were Loyalists, Patriots, Native Americans, enslaved people).
5.2.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain how the actions of key individuals and groups influenced the outcome of the American Revolution (for example, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Mercy Warren, Alexander Hamilton, King George III, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, Marquis De Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley).