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Google Scholar Sweet Search The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution: Choosing Sides Activity 1. Choosing Sides 1. (Optional) If students did not learn about the Seven Years' War prior to this lesson, it might be a good idea to review the role of the Native Americans in that conflict (see Digital History's The Seven Years' War. It will be helpful also if students have an understanding of the way European control of the land changed after that war. The British received all the French lands in Canada (except two small offshore islands) and all the French lands east of the Mississippi River. 2. Who may have said this? Once the students provide the answers to those questions, they can speculate on the following: Would you expect that the Native Americans would get involved in the fighting of the American Revolution? 3. 4. 5. Journals of the Continental Congress, Speech to the Six Nations, July 13, 1775 This document, on the EDSITEment-reviewed Avalon Project, is a request made by the Americans to the Iroquois, requesting their neutrality. 6. 7. Who was the original source? 1.

Ratifying the Republic: Antifederalists and Federalists in Constitutional Time - David J. Siemers The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution: Choosing Sides Activity 1. Choosing Sides 1. (Optional) If students did not learn about the Seven Years' War prior to this lesson, it might be a good idea to review the role of the Native Americans in that conflict (see Digital History's The Seven Years' War. 2. Who may have said this? Once the students provide the answers to those questions, they can speculate on the following: Would you expect that the Native Americans would get involved in the fighting of the American Revolution? 3. 4. 5. Journals of the Continental Congress, Speech to the Six Nations, July 13, 1775 This document, on the EDSITEment-reviewed Avalon Project, is a request made by the Americans to the Iroquois, requesting their neutrality. 6. What were the issues that the various Native American groups were facing? 7. Who was the original source? Activity 2. 1. 2. Students will be asked to consider some of the following questions about the documents: Joseph Brant in London, 1776: Joseph Brant or Thayendanegea, 1783-86 3.

Federalists Along with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, James Madison penned The Federalist Papers. The supporters of the proposed Constitution called themselves "Federalists." Their adopted name implied a commitment to a loose, decentralized system of government. In many respects "federalism" — which implies a strong central government — was the opposite of the proposed plan that they supported. The "nationalist" label, however, would have been a political liability in the 1780s. For Federalists, the Constitution was required in order to safeguard the liberty and independence that the American Revolution had created. Leading Federalist, Alexander Hamilton, was commemorated with his portrait on the 3¢ stamp. The Federalists had more than an innovative political plan and a well-chosen name to aid their cause. In spite of this range of major advantages, the Federalists still had a hard fight in front of them.

The American Revolution American Indians and the American Revolution by Collin G. Calloway The Declaration of Independence accused King George III of unleashing "merciless Indian Savages" against innocent men, women, and children. The image of ferocious warriors propelled into action by a tyrannical monarch fixed in memory and imagination the Indians' role in the Revolution and justified their subsequent treatment. But many Indian nations tried to stay out of the conflict, some sided with the Americans, and those who fought with the British were not the king's pawns: they allied with the Crown as the best hope of protecting their homelands from the encroachments of American colonists and land speculators. Some Indian tribes went to war early. The Revolution split the Iroquois Confederacy. In the Ohio country Guyashuta of the Senecas, Cornstalk of the Shawnees, and White Eyes of the Delawares worked hard to steer a neutral course in the early years of the war. To learn more: Colin G. < back to story listing

Anti-Federalists: A Bibliography Advanced Search Today the OLL has… 1,605 titles, 449 authors, and 1,144 essays in 23 categories News and Announcements [Archive]: The OLL is celebrating its 10th anniversary in March 2014 with a new lookNew Features | Search tips | RSS feeds | Advanced Searchwe regret that we are no longer able to host online the Oxford U.P. Quotations about Liberty and Power Philip Wicksteed on how impersonal economic relations help others (1910) The English economist Philip H. Images of Liberty and Power Mises on Gresham’s Law and Ancient Greek Silver Coins In an Appendix to his The Theory of Money and Credit (1912) the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) discussed the value of a silver coin issued by Gelon the King of Syracuse in 480 BC. New to the Library Liberty Matters: Hugo Grotius on War and the State This online discussion is part of the series “Liberty Matters: A Forum for the Discussion of Matters pertaining to Liberty.” Liberty Matters Fernando R.

Indians and the American Revolution Yet the passions engendered by the American Revolution, despite the good will expressed in the formal policy enunciated by the government, was to lead to bitter and violent confrontations on the frontier. The bloody ground of Kentucky was to be repeated in region after region as the undisciplined and unregulated expansion of the American people got underway. In the end the Indian was the loser. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 31.

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