0214 Women and African Americans
Although the British were successful in most conventional battles, the fighting in the South, under the leadership of Generals Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan, turned toward guerrilla and hit-and-run warfare. The British had overestimated loyalist sentiment in the South and at the same time, the logistical problems they would encounter. Patriot forces, on the other […]
0213 War Support
For some African Americans, the Revolution meant freedom. Because so much of the fighting in the last years of the war took place in the South, many slaves escaped to British lines. The British, hoping to weaken the American war effort, emancipated and evacuated thousands of ex-slaves. Women’s lives were also profoundly affected by the […]
0212 Determination in Adversity
During the second year of the American Revolution, it included two crucial battles, fought eighteen days apart, and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War.
0210 Common Sense (1776)
Thomas Paine was a British writer and editor who moved to Philadelphia in 1774. After Lexington and Concord, Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, in which he set out to change the colonists’ attitudes toward Britain and the king. Colonists, he said, did not owe loyalty to George III or any other monarch. Lesson Plan […]
0209 American Revolutionary War (1775)
On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston (April 1775-March 1776). Although […]
0202 French and Indian War (1754-1763)
By the mid-1700s, the major powers of Europe were locked in a worldwide struggle for empire. Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands competed for trade and colonies in far-flung corners of the globe. The British colonies in North America soon became caught up in the contest. Native Americans allied themselves with European colonial powers. These […]
0201 Revolution Unit Overview
1775-1783 – After the French and Indian War, the British began to assert their control over the American colonies. The colonists, feeling their rights were being ignored, protested these policies, especially taxation. As the conflict escalated, the colonists declared independence from British rule, and the American Revolution began.
0117 Colonization Unit Assessment Review
0116 Colonization Unit Assessment
0115 Colonization Unit Review
