Was life identical for slaves before and after America won its independence?

1) Introduction would include African Americans in the beginning of during the colonial period and later during the reconstruction era.
2) Life during the colonial period and Under new America. Describe life during both of these periods. Was
life identical for slaves before and after America won its independence? What changed, and what stayed the
same? What role did African Americans play during the American Revolution in both the North and the South?
Create an argument for whether you think their role in the American Revolution did anything to change their position in American society in the years to follow.
3) Life during the civil war and construction.
4) CITE RESOURCES PLEASE!