Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Six Important People From Our Nation's History
In this lesson, 5th graders examine the lives of six people who were important in early American history. They include Abigail and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington. Readings include...
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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Be Washington
Step inside Washington's boots in this first-person interactive leadership experience. Players can choose various well-known scenarios where Washington had to deal with crises.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: France Allied With Colonies (1778)
This site describes the decision for France to aid the colonies and the impact that decision had on the American Revolution.
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Wpi Military Science/ Battle of Saratoga
Provides background information on the Battles of Saratoga with timeline of the military tactics employed in preparing for battle.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Declaration of Independence
The Independence Hall Association provides an online image of the original document of the Declaration of Independence.
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University of New Hampshire: Library: The Capture of Fort William & Mary
The Milne Special Collections presents a comprehensive account of the capture of Fort William & Mary in New Castle, New Hampshire in 1774.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Welcome to Valley Forge
Washington and his men had to endure six months of harsh winter in their encampment at Valley Forge. Use this site to learn about what they had to deal with and who was there.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Shays' Rebellion
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Shays' Rebellion.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Margaret Cochran Corbin
A hero of the American Revolution, Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension.
Curated OER
Etc: Theatre of the American Rev War in the South, 1775 1783
A map of the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from the Chesapeake Bay south to Savannah, showing major cities and towns, forts, and important battle sites of the period. An inset map details Yorktown, site of the final...
Curated OER
Etc: The Routes of the British Army in the Rev War, 1775 1783
A series of three maps showing the routes of the British Army during the Revolutionary War. The upper left map details the Lower Hudson, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, the upper right map details Lake...
Curated OER
Etc: Operations in South During the Amer Rev War, 1780 1781
A map showing the southern operations (1780-1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The map shows terrain, rivers, and major battle sites from the northern Virginia line south to St. Augustine, which was at the time a Loyalist...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier: 1786 1788
In this activity, students will compare and contrast two documents from the Revolutionary period written by 1) a combined group of Native American tribes and 2) an American territorial governor, Arthur St. Clair. Students will analyze...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Colonies
Collection of 14 Grade-Leveled texts (4-11) on the topic "The American Colonies." What was life like for European settlers in the New World? How did American colonies function before the Revolutionary War? Explore life in the...
Digital History
Digital History: Neutrality and the Jay Treaty [Pdf]
See why a war between Great Britain and France showed the vulnerablity of the new United States. Should the United States help France, after that country gave so much in the Revolutionary War, and risk the economic and military enmity of...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: South Carolina
Explore how South Carolina moved from a "plantation culture" in 1670 to a "growing research center and banking state" today. South Carolina played a major role in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
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Binghamton University: Lincoln, Labor and Liberation
The free labor ideology of the nineteenth century was grounded in the beliefs that Northern free labor was superior to Southern slave labor. It was this free labor ideology and not the republicanism of the Revolutionary War era that...
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British Battles: The Battle of Yorktown 1781
The British called the Americans rebels! But in the end, had to surrender to them. Read the exciting account, complete with artwork and facts, of this famous battle that led to the independence of the American states.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Drafting the Constitution
Essay covers from the Articles of Confederation and the problems of disunity of the new states after the Revolutionary War, internally as well as externally, to the Constitutional Convention, an attempt to address the Articles' problems....
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Formation of a National Government
This site from the American Revolution Project discusses the state of the union at the end of the Revolutionary War and how the events of the time led to the failure of the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Emergence of Colonial Government
Detailed essay which shows how colonial self-government developed prior to the Revolutionary War.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Pierre Charles L'enfant
A description of L'Enfant's service in the United States, including service in the Revolutionary War and planning the layout for the nation's capital. (In Spanish)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Nathan Hale
This brief biography presents a good review of the life of Nathan Hale, a famous Revolutionary war captain and spy. (In Spanish)
Digital History
Digital History: The Sections [Pdf]
Soon after the end of the Revolutionary War, the characteristics of the various parts of the new United States established themselves. Find out about the sectionalism, economy, and needs in the country in the early 1800s--the...
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