Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?

Watch the video "Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?" using the link provided:

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Then answer the following questions:

1. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, most African Americans were (a) allowed to fight with the Americans. (b) freedmen. (c) slaves.or (d) indentured servants.

2. As many as _______________ African Americans joined the British side in the American Revolution. (a) 500,000 (b) 100,000 (c) 1 million or (d) 5,000.

3. During the American Revolution, most Native Americas (a) joined the British in the fight. (b) moved westward to avoid the conflict. (c) remained neutral. or (d) joined the Americans in fighting.

4. During the American Revolution, women (a) formed their own militias. (b) were of little help to the war effort. (c) were drafted into military units. or (d) were banned from military installations.

5. In order to hold public office in colonial American, one had to (a) own land. (b) be free of debt. (c) be a Protestant. or (d) be born in the colonies.

6. Which group stood to gain the most from fighting for the Americans in the Revolution? (a) landowning white males (b) freedmen (c) poor white males or (d) slaves.

7. The majority of the soldiers who fought for the Americans were (a) poor white males. (b) male freedmen. (c) male slaves. or (d) landowning males.

8. What did non-landowning men stand to gain from joining the Revolutionary Army? (a) tax exemptions (b) money (c) horses or (d) guns.