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Women in the Revolution: Spies, Organizers, and Camp Followers
Highlight the vital roles of women during the war, including Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Deborah Sampson, and Molly Pitcher.
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Perspectives of the American Revolution: Diverse Voices and Divided Loyalties
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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 GradeExplain 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.
5.T2.7Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeCompare and contrast the impact of the actions of important leaders (e.g., John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Edmund Burke, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette) during the Revolution and the early years of the United States Republic.