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Slavery, propaganda, and the American Revolution

1999
Explores the relationship of the revolutionary press, under the direction of Sam Adams, to the issue of slavery, arguing that patriot propagandists deliberately dodged or excluded abolition in their demands for freedom.
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The forgotten fifth

African Americans in the age of revolution
2006
A narrative of African-Americans during the American Revolutionary period and their struggles for freedom as many fled slavery to fight for the British.
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The counter-revolution of 1776

slave resistance and the origins of the United States of America
2014
Presents the argument that the Revolutionary War was more of a counter-revolution, a movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their liberty to enslave others after Great Britain imposed abolition throughout the colonies.
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Black patriots and loyalists

fighting for emancipation in the war for independence
2012
A history of African-American soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, examining why African-Americans joined each side of the conflict.
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Tories

fighting for the king in America's first civil war
2011
Examines the history of the American Revolution through the experiences of Tories, who were loyalists of British North America, and discusses their migration to Canada.
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Liberty's exiles

American loyalists in the revolutionary world
2012
Recreates the journeys of American loyalists who fled the country after the Revolutionary War, hoping to escape persecution from those who held them accountable for fighting for the British in the war.
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Significant battles of the American Revolution

2013
Provides illustrated accounts of the major battles of the American Revolutionary War.

The American Revolutionary War

2017
An overview of the Revolutionary War, with information on the roots of the revolution,leaders, battles, and more. Includes teacher notes.
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Alex & Eliza

a love story
Before the world knew them as Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, young Alex and Eliza fell in love amidst the turmoil of the American Revolution.

Weapons of the Revolutionary War

2018
Presents a brief, illustrated description of some of the weapons used during the Revolutionary War, which includes muskets, bayonets, tomahawks, howitzers, and more; and also describes defenses.

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