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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the motivations of colonists during the American Revolution and the progression of conflict and failed compromise that ultimately led to revolution.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Grace and Rachel Martin 3

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Grace and Rachel Martin
Episode 3
Grace and Rachel Martin, Part 3 - Disguised as Men The sisters meet the courier at the bridge and force him to give them the important papers at gunpoint. The sisters are uncertain if the courier...
Grace and Rachel Martin 5

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Grace and Rachel Martin
Episode 5
Grace and Rachel Martin, Part 5 - Wrong Spies The Martins realize the courier does not believe they are the thieves of the papers and believes spies in the British Army or farmers informed the thieves...
The Search | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 5

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The Search | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 5
Emily Geiger, Part 5 - The Search Emily is left alone while waiting for the woman who would search her, knowing if she is caught she could be killed. In a moment of courage and inventiveness, she...
Emily Geiger 6

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Emily Geiger
Episode 6
Emily Geiger, Part 6 - Conclusion When the woman enters, Emily pretends to sob and turns her back so she can continue to eat the note. She is searched and released, able to ride to the general and...
Dorcas Richardson: Home Under Siege | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women - Episode 2 Dorcas Richardson: Capture | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 4

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Dorcas Richardson: Capture | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 4
Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 4 - Capture Dorcas Richardson refuses to betray her husband and reveal his whereabouts under threat of death, even after her husband’s aid in escaping prison camp is...
Preparing for the Mission | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 2

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Preparing for the Mission | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 2
Emily Geiger, Part 2 - Preparing for the Mission Emily is chosen because the soldiers are weak, she is able to ride a horse, knows the land and may not be suspected because she is a woman. She is told...
B. Dicey Langston - Part Two | Idella Bodie's SC Women (FULL VERSION) Dicey Langston 107

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Dicey Langston
Episode 107
Part Two, Clip 1 - Recap of Part One A recap of the events of part one of the Dicey Langston story
Dicey Langston is Warned | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 106

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Dicey Langston is Warned | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 106
Part One, Clip 6 - Dicey Langston is Warned Bloody Bill makes a visit to the Langston home. Dicey shows her defiance of Bloody Bill, but he and his man decide not to kill Dicey, but loot the house and...