Assignment Task:
- African American Patriots" by National Archives and Records Administration
- "The Letters of Abigail Adams" by Abigail Adams
- "The Diary of Mercy Otis Warren" by Mercy Otis Warren
- "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
- "The Journal of John Woolman" by John Woolman
What archival collections and other repositories are being used to find primary sources relevant to the topic of women and minority roles in the American Revolution.
1. Explain the potential limitations of these collections and how someone might overcome those limitations to complete their project.
2. Explain how primary source base compares to previous studies' source bases. (For example, how could someone utilize sources that previous historians have ignored?)
3. Explain how these primary sources will aid someone in the creation of a credible historical argument for a research project on women and minority roles during the American Revolution.