DeborahSampson&JosephPlumbMar4nPrimarySourceAc4vity

SoldiersintheCon4nentalArmy

•  Thewar'searliestmonthswerecomprisedofmili4amen,whole6theirfarmstofight.

•  Butsoon,Americanleadersorganizedan

armycomprisingyoung,single,o6enpropertylessmenwhoenlistedforaperiodof4meformoneyorland.

•  Townswererequiredtosendtheirquotaof

soldiersanddidsobyenlis4ngeveryone,includingrecentimmigrants.

HowwastheCon4nentalArmystaffed?

•  Na4veAmericanshopedtousetheconflicttoregainlostland

•  Therefore,somefoughtfortheBri4sh(Mohawks,

Cayugas,Onondagas,&Senecas)

•  AfewIndiancommuni4es(Oneidas&Tuscaroras)supportedtheRevolu4onandfoughtonthesideofthePatriots

•  MostNa4veAmericans,however,remained

neutral

HowwastheCon4nentalArmystaffed?

•  Ini4ally,AfricanAmericanswerebannedfromthearmy,butby1776,thatprohibi4onwasli6ed,asnorthernrecruiterspromisedslavestheirfreedoma6erthewar.

•  About5000enlisted,comprising10%ofthe

army,thoughtheyweretypicallyinsegregatedunitsando6engiventasksothersrejected,suchasburyingthedead.

•  Wivesandwidowsofpoorsoldierso6en

followedthecamps,too,workingascooks,

nurses,andlaunderersforra4onsorlowwages.

HowwastheCon4nentalArmystaffed?

•  Privatesearned$6,sergeants$8•  Boysandmenpar4cipated,buttheaverageage

was18-24•  Moresoldiersdiedfromdiseasethanfrom

combat•  Weapons,supplies,andfoodwerescarce•  Beingtakenprisonerwastheworstthingthat

couldhappen,astheBri4shdidnottreattheirprisonerswell

LifeasaSoldier

Asaclass,we’llread,“BackgroundonDeborahSampson”We’llusethethe“Say-Ask”strategy,soa6erastudentreads,

anotherwillsayorasksomethingrelevanttothereading.

PrimarySourceAc4vity

1.  Inpairs,readtheprimarysourcedocument,“LeDerfromPaulReveretoWilliamEus4s”

2.  Filloutthe6C’sofPrimarySourceAnalysishandout

3.  Bepreparedtoshareyourfindingswiththeclass

PrimarySourceAc4vity

1.  Inpairs,read,“ANarra4veofSomeoftheAdventures,DangersandSufferingsofaRevolu4onarySoldier,”byJosephPlumbMar4n

2.  Filloutanother6C’sofPrimarySourceAnalysissheet

3.  Shareyourfindingwiththeclass

PrimarySourceAc4vity

1.  Formlargergroups:4-6studentspergroup2.  Takeoneorbothoftheprimarysourcesyou’vejustanalyzed

andcreateaskitordrama

3.  Comeupwithacrea4vedrama4za4onthatisbasedonorinspiredbytheprimarysource–thiscouldbea

reenactment,aninterview,and/oraresolu4ontoevents4.  Aimfor1-3minutesperskit

PrimarySourceAc4vity