This module is designed to introduce students to the history of Native Americans, African Americans, and women during the Revolutionary & Early Republic eras.
Module Outcomes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Topic 1: Native American Indian Voices in the Revolution & Early Republic
Topic 2: African American Voices in the Revolution & Early Republic
Phyllis Wheatley's "Thoughts on the Works of Providence," 1773
Topic 3: Women’s Voices in the Revolution & Early Republic
Topic 4: American Ideals
Crash Course US History [CC-BY-SA]
Crash Course Black American History [CC-BY-SA]
Khan Academy, [CC-BY-SA]
The American Revolution Institute [Licensing Statement]
Other
The American Yawp Textbook [CC-BY-SA]
African American History Textbook [CC-BY-SA]
Teaching American Indian History through Primary Sources [NPS, Public Domain]
Women & the American Story [New York Historical Society, Use Statement]
The Conversation [CC-BY-ND]
Other
Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)
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History Matters (HM)
National Archives: Docs Teach [Public Domain]
Native American Voices
How did Native Americans react to the American Revolution and to the Peace of Paris that ended the war?
After the American Revolution, the First Nations suggested that the government pay the American settlers for the disputed lands. What kinds of differences might there be between Native American and European American economics? Why was money of no value to the Native Americans? What did have value?
What were Tecumseh’s goals? What were Tenskwatawa's goals? How did they overlap? How did they differ?
African American Voices
What role did Black Americans play in the American Revolution? What were the consequences of the war (and American independence) for them?
What were the limits of freedom for African Americans after the Revolution?
Women's Voices
What roles did women play in the American Revolution?
How did the Revolution change the lives of American women? What were the limits of that change?