Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution: 1782 Overview video chronicles: the war winding down in North America, Parliament voting against continuing war and empowering King George III to negotiate peace, Lord North’s “no confidence” vote and resignation, the replacement of the commander of British forces in America, the Battle of the […]
Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution: 1782 Indigenous Peoples in the American Revolution video explores how British and Patriot leaders both sought alliances among the nations of Native American Indians during the American War for Independence. Allegiances were often determined by tribal rivalries. The Six Nations of the Iroquois initially voted […]
Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution: 1782 Civilians video demonstrates that in 1782, as the American Revolution neared its end, everyday life for Americans civilians remained unsettled, divided, and far from equal, as families coped with loss, inflation, and displacement. The Year in Revolution Series was produced with classroom use in […]
Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution: 1782 The Caribbean video explains how when France entered the war, Britain had to rethink its strategy to counter threats against its islands in the Caribbean–this situation was exacerbated by the alliance between France and Spain. Protecting ports in Georgia and the Carolinas was more […]
Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution: 1782 Battle of the Saintes video reminds us that although French Admiral de Grasse was the victor in 1781’s naval battles in the Chesapeake, leading to the grand American victory at Yorktown, the tables were turned in 1782 when he surrendered the Ville de Paris […]
Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution: 1782 National Identity video explores the iconography of the new United States, and its official Great Seal, adopted by Congress in 1782. In the 18th century, each of British America’s thirteen colonies had a unique history and individual identity, but as the American Revolution drew […]