The following standards have been taken from the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McRel) standards.

• Identify, describe, and contrast differing points of view regarding both slavery in colonial America and blacks serving in the military during the Revolutionary War.
• Draw conclusions about the dilemma blacks in the colonies faced at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
• Empathize with slaves who served in the military during the Revolutionary War.
• Draw conclusions about the contributions of blacks in the military.
• Identify and describe how the American Revolution influenced settlement patterns of slaves during and immediately after the Revolutionary War.
• Identify, describe, and contrast how the institution of slavery affected enslaved blacks' decisions to join the military and how their decisions affected their status after the war.
• Identify, describe, and contrast examples of the tension between the beliefs in equality and liberty promoted by colonists and slavery as a government policy.
• Describe the belief systems of influential individuals during the Revolutionary War and their effect on slavery.
• Analyze the relationship between government philosophies (inalienable rights) and policy choices (slavery).