Become a Patriot Today! by Lauren Fields https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct en-us 2018-02-09 15:18:58 UTC 2018-02-12 14:51:25 UTC hello@padlet.com This Could be you! A hero. fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230594586  In March, 1770, a fight broke out between the British soldiers and a crowd of American colonists among whom, was an African-American, Crispus Attucks. In the attack, a British soldier was struck on the head with a stick, which historians think was wielded by Attucks. African-Americans served as soldiers, guides, messengers and spies for both, the Continental and British armies. ]]> 2018-02-12 14:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230594586 fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230595818
]]> 2018-02-12 14:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230595818 Crispus Attucks fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230602623 2018-02-12 14:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230602623 fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230603739
]]> 2018-02-12 14:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230603739 Another African American soldier is James Armistead fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230604095  James Armistead was a slave of William Armistead, and had been used by his owner as a substitute for army service in the war. In 1781, he volunteered to spy on British forces, and applied to the American general Marquis de Lafayette. He was accepted and sent into the field]]> 2018-02-12 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230604095 James Armistead fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230605324 2018-02-12 14:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230605324 The final African American soldier i'm going to talk about is Salem Poor. fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230606783 Salem Poor was born in Andover, Massachusetts, as a slave and bought his freedom in 1769 for a sum of 27 pounds. At this historic battle he shot and killed a lieutenant colonel of the British army. Salem Poor was honored with a stamp celebrating the United States' Bicentennial in 1975.]]> 2018-02-12 14:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230606783 fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230612338
]]> 2018-02-12 14:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230612338 Salem Poor fieldsl208 https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230612466 2018-02-12 14:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/fieldsl208/bxx2ijfrmdct/wish/230612466