Thousands of men left home for long enlistments in the Continental Army. What did many of their wives and daughters take over while the men were away?

Farmers sold grain and livestock to the Continental Army and were paid in paper money printed by Congress. What was the main problem with that money?

The Continental Army camped at Valley Forge through the winter of 1777 to 1778. What did the soldiers there suffer from most?

Loyalists were colonists who stayed loyal to the king. After the war ended in 1783, what did tens of thousands of Loyalist families do?

In 1775 and again in 1779, British commanders promised freedom to enslaved people who left Patriot owners and joined them. What did thousands of enslaved people do?

Enslaved and free African Americans served on both the British side and the Patriot side during the Revolution.

When the British army left New York City in 1783, it carried away thousands of formerly enslaved Black Loyalists. Where did most of those families settle?

The Declaration of Independence said that all men are created equal. What happened to slavery in the United States after the Revolution ended?

During the Revolution, most Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations sided with Britain. Which two nations broke away to help the Patriots?

In the 1783 peace treaty, Britain gave up its claim to land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Why did this anger many Indigenous nations?

What did Patriots want during the American Revolution?

What did Loyalists usually support during the American Revolution?

True or False: All colonists agreed that the colonies should become independent.

How did the war affect many families in the colonies?

Why did some enslaved African Americans join the British side?

Why did some African Americans fight for the Patriot side?

True or False: Every Native American nation fought on the British side during the Revolution.

How did the American Revolution affect many Native American nations?

Why did some Native American groups support the British?

Groups such as the Ladies Association, led by women like Esther de Berdt Reed, raised money for the war effort in 1780. What did they use those funds for?

True or False: Some women helped the war effort by making supplies, nursing soldiers, or following armies as helpers.

What did boycotts ask colonists to do before and during the Revolution?

How could boycotts affect colonial women and children?

What caused the most deaths among Continental Army soldiers during the war?

True or False: The Revolution affected only soldiers, not civilians.

What did many state governments do to Loyalists who stayed loyal to the king?

What did the Treaty of Paris in 1783 do for the United States?

True or False: After independence, Americans had to create new governments and laws.

What new idea became more important to many Americans after the Revolution?

Who was still often left out of full political rights after the Revolution?

After independence, most states wrote a new plan of government that set up their laws and leaders. What was each of these plans called?

True or False: The words of the Declaration of Independence inspired some people to ask for more rights.

What was one effect of the war on towns where battles were fought?

How did the Revolution affect trade for many ordinary people?

True or False: Children in the Revolutionary era could be affected by war even if they did not fight.

What was one way children might help during the Revolution?

How did independence change the identity of many former colonists?

True or False: The new United States finished the war with all of its war debts paid off.

What happened to many people who tried to stay neutral during the war?

What long-term effect did the Revolution have on westward settlement?