list three facts about your revolutionary war figure that you created a fb page for…how did they...
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Bellwork 11/6/13List three facts about your Revolutionary
War Figure that you created a FB page for…how did they help the war cause? EQ: How did minorities contribute to the
war effort?Tswbat COMPARE/CONTRAST ROLE OF
MINORITIES
Objective Students will be able to compare and
contrast the role of minorities in the revolution and the war at home as evidenced by completed meet and greet and summaries with 80% accuracy
Where does this objective fit into the ULG for levels 2 and 3?
Goal F What is the difference in difficulty or
complexity between levels 2 and 3? TOC: Minorities contribution pg. 41
Meet, Greet, and Introduce!
As a group you will have 10-15 minutes to read about your minority figure(s).
As a group you will (using the index card), describe your figure(s) and how they contributed to the war effort whether for the Patriots or the British
You will be introducing your figure(s) to the rest of the class
Everyone will get to know each figure!
Fagan’s Speed Dating
FAGAN
Heart O’ Meter
Sybil
Heart O’ Meter
Peter Salem
Heart O’ Meter
Native Americans
Heart O’ Meter
Molly Pitcher
Heart O’ Meter
Abigail Adams
Heart O’ Meter
Betsy Ross
1. Vocab Enlist: signing up for duty Civilians: People not in the military Continentals: paper money
2. African Americans in the War AA fought on both sides of the
American revolution 9 AA served in the battles of
Lexington and Concord Peter Salem fought at Bunker
Hill and Saratoga The British offered freedom to
enslaved people who deserted and joined the British, thousands did so
They served mainly support roles
Washington as first refused to accept AA soldiers, but Britain's offer made him change his policy
2. African Americans in the War By the end of the war
some 7,000 AA had served on the American side including 2,000 in the navy
During the Revolution, a number or northern states took steps to end slavery
Pennsylvania's law of 1780 provided a gradual end to slavery
3. The war at home Many men enlisted or
signed up for duty in the military
After a set term they were free to leave
So Washington was constantly struggling to keep the ranks of his army filled
Because of the war, civilians were often subject to food shortages and military attack
4. Women in the war effort As men went to war, women
took over many of their duties They planted crops and cared
for livestock They even ran their
husband’s businesses Some also went to military
camps, cared for the wounded Deborah Sampson joined the
army disguised as a man and was commended for her efforts
These new responsibilities gave women new confidence and opened new opportunities
5. Financial Burdens Paying for the war was
difficult The Congress had
limited resources and no power to tax the colonists
To pay Congress printed continentals or paper money
But the more money the printed, the less the money was worth