What Strategies Did Native Nations Use To Protect Their Sovereignty During the American Revolutionary War? (1)

Overview

Historians analyze sources. In part 1 of this two-part lesson, students determine the views American colonists had toward Native nations by studying the Declaration of Independence and notes from the Continental Congress. Students prepare for part 2 by predicting which strategies Native nations might use to protect their sovereignty during the American Revolutionary War.

Grade Levels

• K-5

Learning Objectives

• Gather evidence in primary sources
• Support inferences with valid evidence
• Make predictions to answer the question: “What strategies did Native nations use during the American Revolutionary War?”

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• What Strategies Did Native Nations Use To Protect Their Sovereignty During the American Revolutionary War? (2)