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Unit 1.5 Homework: Black Revolutionaries - Truong

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Note from the author:
Content Objective: I will be able to compare the perspective of two different portrayals of the Boston Massacre.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine the point of view or perspective from which an image is related.

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Content Objective: I will be able to compare the perspective of two different portrayals of the Boston Massacre.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine the point of view or perspective from which an image is related.

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.

Warm Up: Please answer the following questions based on your understanding of last night’s pre-work:

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Have you ever participated in a protest? Explain.

If you have never participated in a protest, describe one protest you have heard about in the present day.

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What does this quote mean to you?

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What percentage of American colonists actively supported the cause of American independence (i.e. considered themselves to be Patriots)?

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Building Knowledge Together: Follow along as we take notes together.

For Blacks, what mattered most was _______. As the Revolutionary War spread, those in bondage sided with whichever army promised them personal _______ . The British actively _______ slaves belonging to Patriot masters and, consequently, more blacks fought for the Crown. For example, Lord Dunmore, the Governor of Virginia, promised freedom to any slaves owned by Patriot masters who would join the Loyalist forces. An estimated _______ African Americans escaped, died, or were killed during the American Revolution.

Applying Knowledge: Let's work on building SAT Reading skills together by learning about the first Black minister in the United States.

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The first major fighting to take place in the American Revolution was the Battle of Lexington, fought on April 19, 1775. This battle is also easily remembered because of the famous _______ , New England soldiers from Massachusetts who were ready for battle within a minute's notice. History rarely, if ever, mentons the fact that _______ men were also members of the famous Minutemen!

Lemuel _______ , for example, was the son of a Black father and white mother. Deserted by his mother and brought up by Deacon David Ross, Haynes developed a strong interest in the _______ [church] and began to write sermons or religious speeches as an adult. Although the _______ call to bear arms for the American Revolutionary cause interrupted his preparation for the ministry, he would go on to become the _______ Black minister of a church with a white congregation after the war. Haynes would serve as a pastor in Vermont and New York until his death in 1833.
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Based on the excerpt above, would Lemuel Haynes agree with the idea that enslaved people should earn their freedom by enlisting in the Revolutionary army?

Be sure to write in complete sentences:
  • According to the excerpt, Heynes [would/would not] agree with the idea that enslaved people should earn their freedom by enlisting in the Revolutionary army.
  • In fact, [AUTHOR'S LAST NAME] writes, "SPECIFIC PHRASE OR SENTENCE" (Bogin, YEAR PUBLISHED).
  • This suggests that Heynes...

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Exit Ticket: Why does Haynes think the Revolutionary War is hypocritical [contradictory]? Support your response by identifying one sentence from the text.

Be sure to write in complete sentences!
  • Haynes thinks that the Revolutionary War is hypocritical because...
  • Take for instance, the sentence "QUOTE," which highlights how...

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