Freed Enslaved People and Native Americans

Roles of Native Americans
and Enslaved people

Roles of Native Americans
and Enslaved people

Objective:

I can explain the importance of
Native Americans and Enslaved
people during the American
Revolution by taking guided notes

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APK:

What role do you believe Native Americans and enslaved people played during the American Revolution?

Roles of Enslaved People

•During the American Revolution, many Africans were motivated to join the Patriots in order to earn their freedom.

•Slaves were also recruited to weaken the masters who were Loyalists.

•There were about 9,000 African soldiers who supported the Patriot side.

•This means that about 4% of the Patriot military was African.

Multiple Choice

Why did enslaved Africans join the Revolution?

• They wanted to gain freedom

• They were told to join by their "masters"

• They were following orders from George Washington

Multiple Choice

How many Africans joined the patriots?

• 9

• 90

• 900

• 9,000

Roles of Enslaved People

•The average African soldier served 4.5 years in the American Revolution.

•This is about 8x longer than the average white soldier.

•This equates to about 25% of actual Patriot
manpower in the American Revolution.

Multiple Choice

How long did the average African soldier serve?

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 4.5 years

• 10 years

Roles of Native Americans

•Many Native Americans fought against the British in the
American Revolution to secure their own rights.

•They also fought to regain the land they lost during
Colonization.

•The Natives soon realized that an Independent America
would be more of a threat to their lands and traditions than a British America.

•Most (with very few exceptions) Natives changed sides and became a crucial support to the British war efforts.

Multiple Choice

AT FIRST why did Native Americans join the patriots to fight the British?

• Gain their own rights

• To help African soldiers

• To stop an independent America from happening

• To get rid of the colonies

Multiple Choice

The Native Americans left the patriots and joined the British when they realized a free America would be worse for them.

• True

• False

Open Ended

If you were an enslaved African or a Native American, would you join the patriots or the loyalists? WHY?