US History › Section C · Toward independence › Topic C.7
Identity and the Revolution's limits
The war for independence forced millions of people to choose, or to try not to choose, a side. For Loyalists, enslaved people, Native nations and women, the Revolution's promise of liberty looked very different, and its limits shaped the new nation.
In this topic
- A revolution of many civil wars
- Who were the Loyalists?
- The price of loyalty
- Patriots and the strain of war
- Black Patriots
- Freedom behind British lines
- Worked example: reading Boston King's memoir
- Native nations' war
- Women in the Revolution
- Worked example: whose liberty?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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