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Compare Patriot and Loyalist Songs from the Revolution

From: Digital History

Grade Level: (MS), (HS), (College)

Remote Ready: With Modifications

Time: 1 Class Period

Length of Reading: Paragraphs

Link:  Music and the American Revolution

Students read lyrics from patriot and loyalist songs. They choose 2 from a list of 17. Then they analyze the songs' different arguments and ideologies.

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Grade Level:

(MS), (HS), (College): We put these in parentheses because there is no specified age group for the activity; however, we think it would be well suited for middle school, high school, and college students

This Activity Involves:

Primary Source: This activity utilizes primary sources.

Image: Listen. , ca. 1901. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012648364/.

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