Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War | Interactive Image

PBS Learning Media
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Keywords
American Revolution 1st Rhode Island Regiment Jean Baptiste Antoine de Verger War for Independence enslaved Black Patriots Black Loyalists Lord Dunmore Dunmore’s Ethiopian Regiment Continental Army Peter Salem Minute Men Battle of Lexington Battle of Concord Captain Thomas Drury Company Battle of Bunker Hill British Major John Pitcairn George Washington John Nixon’s 6th Massachusetts Regiment Battle of Harlem Heights Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga Battle of Monmouth Battle of Stony Point James Armistead Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette Benedict Arnold Lord Cornwallis militia Battle of Yorktown Book of Negroes British evacuation from New York United States U.S. History Collection U.S. history us history history social studies American history ushist22
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War | Interactive Image

In this interactive image, students view four paintings and drawings, with accompanying commentary, to learn about Black soldiers in the Revolutionary War, including the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, Peter Salem, James Armistead Lafayette, and Black Loyalists who responded to Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation.
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PBS Learning Media

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