1. Women, Slaves, & Indians in the Revolution

2. African Americans during the war
Inspired hopes of freedom from slavery
British convinced slaves to fight for them or run away
1775 = Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
800 slaves volunteered
Some fled to Canada
40,000 slaves & free blacks fought in Continental Army & state militia

3. Emancipation Laws
1777 – 1784 = Vermont, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut pass gradual emancipation laws
South still dependent upon slavery

4. Women in the Revolution
Deborah Sampson Gannet served in Continental Army as a man
20,000 served as messengers, spies, scouts, laundresses, nurses
Offered homes as hospitals
Created riots
Boycotted British goods
Spun cloth at home

5. Voting
1776 – 1806 = New Jersey constitution allowed some women to vote
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania allowed free blacks to vote for a short time

6. Republican Motherhood
Women encouraged to teach children how to be good citizens
1780s = New focus on women’s education
Abigail Adams “Remember the Ladies”
Women ridiculed for political involvement
Abigail Adams

7. Native American Involvement
Most tribes allied with British
Treaty of Paris gave Americans their land east of Mississippi River
United tribes against Americans