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Read Works

Read Works: The American Revolution, 1763 1783 [Excerpt]

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an excerpt from an essay on the American Revolution and answer questions on comprehension, main idea, author's purpose, and more. Links to a paired text and paired text questions are...
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explores the development of the textile industry in Great Britain, focusing on the invention of various machines. Also,discusses the social effects of the Industrial Revolution and the connections between the Industrial Revolution and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Russian Revolution

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Russian Revolution" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Making the Revolution: War, 1775 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains 9 sections of primary resource material, introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to resources on the American Revolutionary War era from 1775 to 1783.
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A&E Television

History.com: 7 Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
While the Industrial Revolution generated new opportunities and economic growth, it also introduced pollution and acute hardships for workers.
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Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: The "Glorious Revolution"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides a good explanation of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The information is somewhat brief, but it includes several links for additional information on related subjects.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Causes of the French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the causes of the French Revolution. Some of the reasons given are resentment of royal absolutism, the rise of enlightenment ideals, national debt, and food scarcity.
Study Guide
Ohio Test Prep

Ohio Test Prep: Module 2: American Revolution and New Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
Ohio state test preparation material in Social Studies prepares students on the topic of the American Revolution, Northwest Ordinance and statehood. Learning materials include video tutorials, interactive review games, downlodable review...
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Volumes of Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about volumes of revolution with this handy reference guide. Provides a detailed definition and examples that enhance further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Article
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: Revolution and State Constitution Making

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-length essay on the formation of new state constitutions by the 13 newly independent states.
Article
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: Supply Problems Plague Continental Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Continental Army's struggles with supply shortages throughout the Revolutionary War. Explains the reasons for the shortages, and includes some of George Washington's correspondence from the period.
Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Defying British Rule

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this lesson, students will recognize how women served an important role during the American Revolution.
Article
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Divining America: Religion and the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center offers an article on religion and the Revolutionary War with suggestions for projects. It is full of information about how religion influenced people to support war.
Primary
Other

American Revolution: Military Journal of James Thacher m.d. From 1776 to 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the "Military Journal, During The American Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1783" written by James Thacher on his observations of the events of the revolutionary period.
Website
BBC

Bbc: The Industrial Revolution

For Students 4th - 6th
The Industrial Revolution brought the United Kingdom into an era of technology and productivity. It created wealth for many but social problems and poverty for others. It includes a slideshow of some of the most famous inventions and...
Primary
The History Place

The History Place: American Revolution: Constitution of United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the Constitution, including images of the original document.
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Industrialization

For Teachers 4th
A learning module on the Industrial Revolution in America that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include how manufacturing...
Article
University of Chicago

University of Chicago: Teach Middle East: Hunters to Farmers

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay reviewing the history of the Neolithic Revolution where humans begin as nomadic hunters and gatherers and evolve into villages with domestic agriculture and animals.
Website
The Wharton Group

Discover France: Discover France: Place De La Bastille, Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
This site looks at the history of the Bastille in five parts, focusing on its early history, its role in the French Revolution, and what it represents today.
eBook
Teaching American History

Teaching American History: From Bullets to Ballots: Chapter 9

For Students 9th - 10th
Zvesper's ninth chapter of "From Bullets to Ballots" concludes by addressing the revolution of 1800 and the establishment of party government.
Article
Sam Houston State University

Shsu: The Warsaw Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a wealth of information about the Warsaw Pact. Includes information about the Soviet Alliance System, the organization of East European National units, the development of Socialist Armies in Eastern Europe, East-West diplomacy...
Website
University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Origins of Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Learing module on the origins of civilization explains the chronology and environmental context of the so-called Neolithic revolution, the period when early civilizations in the Middle East arose and began to domesticate plants and animals.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth encyclopedia article on World War I, giving information about the origins of the war, the initial outbreak, new technology introduced during the war, the Russian Revolution,...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Introduction to 19th Century Socialism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the origin of 19th-century socialism. Discusses the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, social classes, Karl Marx and labor unions. An in-depth article.

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