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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Revolutionary War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline showing the events leading up to the Revolutionary War, beginning with unpopular legislation implemented under British rule. It follows with the reaction of the American colonists and continues in a cause and effect manner...
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Revolutionary War Generals and Patriots

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline listing the American Commanders and Patriots and British Commanders who participated in the Revolutionary War.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Revolutionary War Uniforms

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the uniforms worn during the Revolutionary War by the Continental Army, the British Army and Navy, and the German Auxiliary. Includes video. [3:48]
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary and Communist Leader, Dead at 90

For Students 9th - 10th
November 25, 2016, Fidel Castro, Cuba's long-time revolutionary leader passed away. Emotions over his death are mixed across Cuba and beyond.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Paul Revere's Ride

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Paul Revere's ride and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Pa'lante Latino: Galvez's Contribution to the American Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the contributions of Spanish governor Bernando De Galvez during the American Revolutionary War. Deemed a war hero, Galvez's efforts for freedom have made him a legacy within Latino society.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the military encounters in the Revolutionary War. Read about the lows and highs of the Continental Army, and the eventual defeat of the British.
Website
The Tech Interactive

Tech Museum: The Revolutionaries

For Students 9th - 10th
With a profile of eighteen revolutionaries in the area of science and technology, The Revolutionaries site from Tech Museum highlights the pioneers of innovation in Silicon Valley.
Professional Doc
A&E Television

History.com: Revolutionary War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
The Revolutionary War was an insurrection by American Patriots in the 13 colonies to British rule, resulting in American independence.
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Other

Military Women Veterans: Revolutionary War Women

For Students 9th - 10th
A fairly detailed account of the life and times of Deborah Sampson, this page also accounts for several other revolutionary war women, including Rachel and Grace Martin, Anna Warner, Margaret Corbin, Angelica Vrooman, Mary Hagidorn, Anne...
Primary
Sam Houston State University

The Revolutionary War in the West: The Conquest of the Illinois Country (I779)

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source document journal entry written by Colonel George Rogers Clark, describes the conquest of the Illinois country in 1779 during the Revolutionary War.
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Cyberbee

Cyberbee: Revolutionary Viewpoints

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Revolutionary War lesson for students based on the book April Morning by Howard Fast and the Battle of Lexington.
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PBS

Pbs: Free Black Revolutionary Patriots

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes free African Americans who fought in the American Revolution. Also find related text: "Colin Powell on blacks fighting during the Revolutionary War," and a Teacher's Guide.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Revolutionary Dinner Party

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play the role of colonists from the Revolutionary War period. Each group has decided to host a dinner party for some "famous faces" of the American Revolution. There are FOUR parts to this project: research, seating chart, music...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Spy Techniques of the Revolutionary War: Culper Code Book

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using a primary source and transcript students decipher and create historically-accurate spy communications like those used by George Washington and the Culper Spy ring in the American Revolutionary War.
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PBS

Pbs: Martin Luther the Reluctant Revolutionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on a PBS documentary on Martin Luther, this site describes the life of the great Protestant revolutionary. His efforts would change Medieval Europe as well as the dominance of the Catholic Church. Includes a fun interactive game...
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Other

Appalachian State University: Literature Circle: Revolutionary War: Sarah Bishop

For Students 4th - 6th
This lesson plan and related resources are for the book Sarah Bishop by Scott O'Dell, an upper 5th-grade reading level novel about a girl's conflict with the beginnings of the Revolutionary War.
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Quia

Quia: Key Events of the Revolutionary War

For Students 3rd - 5th
Put the Revolutionary war events in sequential order in this interactive activity.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Revolutionary War, Research, and Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this social studies lesson plan, students conduct research on specified topics related to the Revolutionary War. The lesson plan should be used at the culmination of a unit of study on the American Revolution. Students will use...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Revolutionary War Patriots and Loyalists

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are assigned a prominent man or woman of the American Revolutionary War. The students will write a two-page report, create a poster person, and then present their research to the class in first person.
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Other

About Famous People: The American Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
A good, general summary of the political and military events of the American Revolutionary War in two clickable parts.
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Read Works

Read Works: Truman and His Doctrine: Revolutionary, Unprecedented, and Bipartisan

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 5-page PDF is the nonfiction article "Truman and His Doctrine: Revolutionary, Unprecedented, and Bipartisan" by Elizabeth Edwards Spalding which discusses Truman's policy to provide aid to Turkey...
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A&E Television

History.com: The Patriot Financier Who Bankrolled the Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
A brash, self-made millionaire helped fund the fight for independence, but after the war, he ended up in debtor's prison. Without Robert Morris, the American Revolution may have been crushed under a mountain of debt and disarray. The...

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