Text Book Sources American Yawp, Chapter 5. Primary Sources Petition for Freedom

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Text Book Sources
American Yawp, Chapter 5.
Primary Sources
Petition for Freedom (Links to an external site.) 1777
Rebel’s Statement from Gabriel’s Conspiracy (Links to an external site.)
Excerpts from “The Gabriel Insurrection” Download “The Gabriel Insurrection” in Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts from January 1, 1799, to December 31, 1807; Preserved in the Capital, at Richmond, ed. H. W. Flournoy (Richmond, 1890)
Lucy Knox to Henry Kno Download Lucy Knox to Henry Knox 23 August 1777
Sarah Osborn Recalls Her Experiences in the Revolutionary War (Links to an external site.), (Links to an external site.) 1837
Once you have read this week’s chapter in American Yawp and the primary sources listed in the links above, consider again the question from your first writing assignment on expectations and outcomes. How do this week’s readings shape your understanding of early Americans’ expecations versus their lived experiences? Do this week’s readings support your earlier argument? Do they make you rethink it? Revise your argument as necessary (again, underline your thesis statement) and add to your essay in Writing Assignment 1 using at least 3 of the primary sources from this week as support.
As you analyze this week’s sources and textbook chapter, consider the following:
How did African Americans understand and use ideas and strategies from the American Revolution to challenge their enslaved status?
Lucy Knox and Sarah Osborn were two women who lived through the American Revolution. How did their experiences compare?
Submit your completed, revised essay (combining your essay from Writing Assignment 1 with the instructions here)

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