Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Treaty of Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Library of Congress, this article presents detailed information about the 1783 Treaty of Paris and the end of the Revolutionary War. Contains many links to many different primary resources as well as details of the Treaty...
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Timeline of the Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline beginning at the ascension of King George of England in 1760 and ending at the passing of the US Bill of Rights, is brief but informative. A Revolutionary War game, as well as other educational sites are available.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the siege of Yorktown and the inability of Cornwallis to be resupplied, resulting in his surrender of 8,000 British troops to General George Washington. The end of the Revolutionary War was finalized with the Treaty of Paris...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Sections [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Treaty of Paris (1783)

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful interactive look at an original copy of the Treaty of Paris (1783). This treaty ended the Revolutionary War. Along with the original copy is a brief, informative paragraph. Also find links to larger images and downloadable...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The Constitutional Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
Shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War, American leaders realized that the nation needed a new, stronger Constitution. But what would the new system of government look like?
eBook
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: The American Revolution 1778 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of ongoing events of the Revolutionary War from 1778 to the war ending with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Includes a brief discussion on diplomacy, government and women of the Revolution.
Interactive
Other

Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation

For Students 3rd - 8th
A 10-minute movie showing the expansion of the United States after the end of the Revolutionary War. Follow the directions to start the movie and listen to the explanations.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Defeats and Victories

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the Americans suffered severe setbacks for months after independence was declared, their tenacity and perseverance eventually paid off. During August 1776, in the Battle of Long Island in New York, Washington's position became...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Rise of the Dictators [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Abolitionist Sentiment Grows

For Students 5th - 7th
Abolitionists had been active since the end of the Revolutionary War, but in the 1830s they became more radical in their demands to end slavery. See what their solutions were, and read about how abolitionist views were thwarted in the...
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Curated OER

Etc: Territorial Development of the United States, 1783 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1889 of North America showing the expansion in the region of the United States from the original Thirteen Colonies at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 to the time the map was made, around 1889, before the territories...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Alexander Hamilton's Men Surprised the Enemy at the Battle of Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
Hamilton's leadership in the war's last major land battle would deliver the future Secretary of the Treasury his long-sought glory. Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, known for his famous, fatal duel with Aaron Burr...
Website
Other

British Battles: The Battle of Yorktown 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Lord North (1713 1792)

For Students 9th - 10th
Lord North was Prime Minister of Great Britain from January, 1770 to March, 1782. His early successes as Leader of the House and his efforts to cut the national debt brought him the confidence of a faction-ridden Parliament and the favor...
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women

For Students 5th - 8th
Often the ideal and reality do not conincide for quite some time. That's true of the ideal of true equality between the sexes after the War for Independence. See why the end of the war did not bring indepence for married women, and why...
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Negotiating With the Superpowers

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the problems President George Washington had with foreign affairs. Both France and Great Britain ignored American sovereignty and claims of neutrality. Read about Great Britain's disregard of the Treaty of Paris which ended...
Primary
Yale University

Yale Law School: Avalon Project: British American Diplomacy: Paris Peace Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary documents related to the signing of the Peace of Paris Treaty in 1783 between Britain, France, and America. This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
Article
Other

The Army Heritage Foundation: The Philippine Insurrection [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of July 1898, 13,000 U.S. Volunteers and 2,000 regular troops arrived totake control of the Philippines from the Spanish as part of the Spanish-American War. Together with the Filipino revolutionary army, numbering about...
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Curated OER

Etc: Revolutionary France, 1789 1795

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of France during the revolution period of 1789 to the end of the War of the First Coalition in 1795 under the Peace of Basel. This map of France shows the change in Revolutionary France's old Provinces (outlined in pink) to the new...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Admission of States to the Union, 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1899 of the United States showing the growth of the nation from the original States in 1783 to the admission of Utah into the Union in 1896. The map shows the Northwest Territory claimed at the end of the American...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Native American Delimitations, 1763 1770

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the American colonies and territories west to the Mississippi River between the end of the French and Indian War of 1763 and the beginnings of westward expansion of the trans-Appalachian colony proposed in the Vandalia Project...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Colonial Georgia, 1732 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Colonial Georgia, showing the proclamation line of the original United States established at the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1763, the boundary when Georgia was established from the Carolinas as a buffer between the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New States Admitted, 1783 1821

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the original states at the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783) and the states admitted to the Union up to 1821, with the date of admission for each new state given.