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Niahd: The Decisive Yorktown Battle

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page summation of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War: Yorktown. The significance of this battle is highlighted.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

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

American History: Outlines: Defeats and Victories

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the setbacks, defeats and victories of the Revolutionary War.
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Black Past

Black Past: Poor, Salem (1747 1780)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this encyclopedia entry that recounts the participation of Salem Poor, a freed black man, who served in the Revolutionary War.
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PBS

Pbs Online/the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Information packed game that takes you on a journey through the lead-up to the Revolutionary War, the Revolutionary War itself, and beyond to the Bill of Rights. Hyperlinks to other articles in this great site.
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: The American Revolution: First Phase

For Students 9th - 10th
A military history of the first years of the Revolutionary War from Lexington and Concord to the Battle of Trenton. Included is information about the problems of maintaining the Continental Army and problems for the British Army.
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Indiana Historical Bureau: George Rogers Clark: 225th Anniversary Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
Through this extensive exhibit, learn about the War in the West during the Revolutionary War, George Rogers Clark's part in the campaign, and why his success was so important. Much of the information is from Clark's journals.
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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.
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PBS

Africans in America: Revolution: Colonel Tye, 1753 1780

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this exciting account of Colonel Tye, a guerrilla leader of both blacks and whites who spread fear throughout New Jersey while fighting for the British in the Revolutionary War. From PBS.
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Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia Becomes a State [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Virginia played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War and the creation of our new government. This slideshow uses pictures, graphs, and a detailed timeline showing the major events in Virginia from 1760-1800.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: America Revolution: The First Rhode Island Regiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Information not only about the First Rhode Island Regiment, a group made up almost entirely of freed slaves, but also a look at the change in the attitude of enlisting African Americans into the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War...
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Lexington Minutemen: Prince Estabrook

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the book "Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier" by Alice Hinkle. This biography tells the story of the enslaved Revolutionary War Minuteman.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: The Battle of Cowpens

For Students 9th - 10th
Find an excellent description of this important "turning point" battle that led to the victory at Yorktown. Important terms and names of people and places are hyperlinked to the glossary for additional explanation.
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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.
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: The Battle of Yorktown Sort It Sets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students examine why the Battle of Yorktown was a turning point in the Revolutionary War using primary sources.
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Ancestry

Rootsweb: The Creek War

For Students 9th - 10th
Following the Revolutionary War, more and more settlers began to migrate into what was the territory of the Indians. By the early 19th century, there was open hostilty between whites and Indians. Farmers wanted more land and the Indians...
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Battle of Trenton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a fairly comprehensive overview of the Battle of Trenton. Author sets the scene, describes the strategy of Washington during the battle, and gives a brief aftermath.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: The Battle of King's Mountain

For Students 9th - 10th
An exciting account of the stirring events of the battle between Loyalists and Patriot backwoodsmen at the Battle of King's Mountain in October 1780.
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Other

Battle of Camden Project: Battle in Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
The Battle of Camden Project provides links to personal accounts, maps, timelines, much historical documentation and narratives about the Battle of Camden in 1780.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Battle of Saratoga

For Students 5th - 8th
The weeks leading up to the Battle of Saratoga were filled with disaster for the British troops. Read about the problems General Burgoyne had, and find out how the Americans took advantage of those problems to deliver a stunning defeat...
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Other

War of 1812: Shawnee Chief Tecumseh

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page is interesting because of the links on the page, as well as the biographical information on the Shawnee leader Chief Tecumseh. The link to the Battle of the Thames, the conflict where Tecumseh died, and a sculpture of his...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Interactive Map of the Battle of Trenton

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars track the action of the Battle of Trenton while increasing their reading and map skills of historic events by using this interactive made by George Washington's Mount Vernon.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Battle of Bunker Hill

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the Battle of Bunker Hill a major battle of the American Revolutionary War on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Battles of Saratoga

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the Battles of Saratoga at Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights. Major event in the American Revolutionary War. Includes quiz and audio recording of text.

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