Smithsonian Institution
War of Independence
Want to explain the War of Independence without using just a textbook? The resource, an online exhibition, provides direct instruction to scholars. It discusses what led up to the war, the time of the war, and the legacy left behind long...
Smithsonian Institution
Mexican War
Did you know that without the Mexican War, the United States would not include the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, and even parts of Colorado? Scholars learn a variety of interesting facts about the...
American Museum of Natural History
The Tree of Life
Groups of species can have more in common than meets the eye. An interactive cladogram shows some of the connections between important groups of species. Learners click on sections of the diagram to learn more about the connections or on...
Other
Journal of the American Revolution
Free online history magazine publishes a collection of fun and educational articles dealing with American Revolution history, culture, politics and war. Suitable for both scholars and history enthusiasts alike.
British Library
British Library: The American Revolution
Part of the British Library's On-line Gallery series. This section explores, in comprehensive detail, the American Revolution. The Gallery includes an introduction, a timeline of events and lots of documentary and pictorial evidence....
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Spy Letters of the American Revolution
A wonderful resource with letters, stories, people, and timelines of spies for the Loyalists and the Patriots during the American Revolution.
BBC
Bbc History: British History: Empire: Was the American Revolution Inevitable?
An interesting article that looks at the question of what England could have done to prevent a revolution of the American colonists in 1776. The author believes that there are lessons that one can draw from this series of particular...
Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Society: The Coming of the American Revolution, 1764 76
Drawing resources in the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Coming of the American Revolution examines the seeds of rebellion in America. Includes a chronology of key events leading up to the American Revolution,...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Representing the American Revolution, 1768 to 1893
Primary source documents and learning excercises for student exploring the American Revolution. Lesson on how events of the American Revolution were interpreted in the 18th and 19th centuries and how the meaning has changed over time.
Curated OER
National Park Service: American Revolution Timeline of Events
View the timeline of events of the American Revolution from before the revolution's start to its battles and campaigns, and its final aftermath. Many of the places mentioned are now part of the NPS and can be visited today.
University of Michigan
Clements Library, University of Michigan: Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Learn all about Revolutionary War spies. Resource highlights an exhibition of transcriptions of spy letters from the American Revolution housed in the Sir Henry Clinton collection at the University of Michigan. Also features people of...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Themepark: Liberty: American Revolution
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the American Revolution. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Significance of the American Revolution
Overiview of the Republican ideals emerging in a new nation following the American Revolution.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
Digital History
Digital History: Why Did the American Revolution Take Place?
A discussion of several characteristics of American society and American people that led to the decision of overthrow the aristocratic rule of Great Britain.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: American Independence
Part of Fordham University's Internet Modern History Sourcebook, this site gives historical background and extensive web resources on American Independence.
Digital History
Digital History: American Revolution: Introduction
The American Revolution included so much more than just the War for Independence. Read about why it was the first modern revolution and discover the principles that the American revolutionaries were fighting for.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: 1776 1783: Diplomacy and the American Revolution
Information about diplomatic relations between France and the American Colonies during the American Revolution.
Other
Canadian War Museum: Revolution Rejected: Canada and the American Revolution
The American Revolution is one of Canada's least -known, yet most important wars. Learn about the historical background and then test your knowledge on Canada's military history.
Other
American Revolution Art Gallery
This site is dedicated to the art of the American Revolution. Art in the gallery (main page) will lead you to further information.
Digital History
Digital History: Historians on the Causes of the American Revolution [Pdf]
Read how the understanding of the causes of American Revolution has been portrayed over years by reading excerpts from writings of 19th and 20th century historians. The suggested student exercises are excellent and ask students to use...
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British Battles:the War of the Revolution 1775 to 1783
This resource offers an account of the battles and people who fought during the American Revolution. Presents the war through the battles fought and provides maps, casualties, equipment and paintings.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: President John Adams
Detailed biography of John Adams' life prior to the American Revolution, beginning with his childhood with sections on all the important periods of his life. Site also includes texts of the inaugural address, state of the union addresses...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Societal Impacts of the American Revolution
A look at how the ideals of the American Revolution shaped the new American Republic. Many ideals were not implemented immediately but the seed had been planted.
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