Under represented Perspectives

Secondary Sources, Encyclopedia Articles, and General Info

Native AmericansGeorge Washington had a complicated relationship with Native Americans.

This article and the related links detail the relationship between George Washington, and his armies and government, and the many Native American cultures they interacted with.

Revolutionary War: The Home Front | The American Revolution, 1763 - 1783 | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress Defining a "home front" in the Revolutionary War is difficult because so much of the thirteen states became, at one time or another, an actual theater of war.

Biographies and ebooks

Great Women of the American Revolution

Sybil Luddington's Midnight Ride

Abigail Adams

Phillis Wheatley

Martha Washington

Pathfinders (Look at the sections on Venture Smith /Broteer Furro and James Forten)

The Colonial Period

Epic ebook collection

Primary Sources

Statement from a Joseph Brant, a Mohawk leader to the king of England.

Diplomat message from Chickasaw leader to Congress

Image 1 of George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Alexander Scammel, August 24, 1778, Report on Negroes in the Continental Army

Tally of the number of African American Revolutionary soldiers, by brigade.

Image 2 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Revolutionary War pay voucher, Prince Dennison, Mar. 1782

Pay voucher for African American Revolutionary soldier - Connecticut Regiment

The Negro as a soldierFleetwood was an African American who rose to rank of sergeant-major and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He gives an account of the African American soldier from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to show his suitability for military service, with concentration on the Civil War. He cites instances of valor and testimonials thereto, statistics on black enlistments by state and on casualties, and lists African Americans who received the Congressional Medal of Honor.

A history of African Americans fighting in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, as reported by an African American retired sergeant-major.

Forgotten Patriots:

A comprehensive description of African American and Native American soldiers in the Revolutionary war.

Daughters of the American Revolution database of African American and Native American soldiers in the revolution

Mr. Smith's note: I'd recommend searching by state/source, picking one area, and then clicking "search all names."

Message to the English by Minavavana, an Ojibwa/Chippewa chief, regarding the defeat of France and the terms for peace with the Ojibwa

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