Class members use primary sources to craft an essay about early Champlain Valley History. I would use this as a homework assignment.

Wow, now here's a presentation that tells a story! Your class can follow along the battle lines of the American Revolution to learn key players, dates, and events that marked each twist and turn in the fight for American independence....

Students comprehend that people who who direct and fight wars are real people who make observations and have feelings. They comprehend the conditions under which the American Revolution was fought during the period 1777 until July 1778...

Students read about Ethan Allen and his fight for Vermont's independence. They discuss the reasons why Ethan Allen was important to the state of Vermont. They review why New Hampshire and New York wanted to claim Vermont for themselves.

This resource is the official web site of Fort Ticonderoga, site of the first armed conflict of the American Revolution. It includes pictures, bibliography, timeline, and history of the fort.

History Questions: Fort Ticonderoga Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

Kids learn about the battles at Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War including the Green Mountain Boys and General John Burgoyne.

Module for teachers and students on historic American forts. Includes informational videos of forts Ticonderoga, Fredericks and McHenry and a link to Fort Frederick website.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place May 10, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.

Ground plans for the fortress at Ticonderoga, first built by the French as Fort Carillon between 1775 and 1778, and abandoned by the British after the failed Saratoga Campaign in 1781.

Site of important battles in both French and Indian War and American Revolution.

A map of the area around Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War.

Part of Fordham University's Internet Modern History Sourcebook, this site gives historical background and extensive web resources on American Independence.

This site from the National Park Service gives information on the Campaign of 1777 and Battles of Saratoga. Hyperlinks to pictures and brief explanations of the pictures. A great site.

This article on the American Revolutionary War looks at its causes, the phases of the war, naval warfare, the involvement of other countries, the Treaty of Paris, the different groups of combatants, and the impact of the war.

Provides background information on the Battles of Saratoga with timeline of the military tactics employed in preparing for battle.

The area around Ticonderoga during the French and Indian War, showing Crown Point, Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Fort William Henry.

Although this is a "selling" site, it is a good resource that not only supplies images of maps of the times, but provides the background to the map - when it was published, what was going on at the time, etc.

Follow the steps that Americans took before declaring their independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence set out the ideals and reasons behind this stunning move. Use the student exercises to understand the different levels...

Learning module with an array of videos, activities and links for students and teachers to explore America's involvement in the Seven Years War between France and Britain, which is also known as the French and Indian War.

This site is a great resource for information about Ethan Allen from the historical society that maintains his homestead.

This site provides a biography of the patriot and leader of the Green Mountain Boys, Ethan Allen.

A map of the area around Lake Champlain and Lake George, New York, showing the site of the Fort William Henry Battle and Massacre (1757) during the French and Indian War. The map shows the important landmarks and events leading up to...

Site of Fort Independence, an American Revolutionary War fortification built opposite Fort Ticonderoga.