Digital History
Digital History: How Were the Colonies Able to Win Independence?
A discussion of the several reasons the American colonies were able to defeat the head of the British Empire and become an independent country. See also a very brief description of how the Continental Congress paid for the war.
The History Place
The History Place: American Revolution: An Unlikely Victory
This History Place timeline briefly identifies over 100 events of the American Revolution between January 1, 1777 and December 31, 1783. In addition, there are many links to other pages which expand on the events and people mentioned in...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook
A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Modern Balkan History: Greek Revolution/ Greek State
This lecture outlines the events of the Greek revolution and war for independence from Turkey, which began in 1821 and lasted through 1829. It covers Greek history as well as international political and economic context for the war.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Price of Freedom: George Washington's Uniform
View a photo and read a brief description of George Washington's uniform. Also includes an explanation of Washington's attention to the symbol of the uniform. Displayed in the National Museum of American History.
Other
The Baldwin Project: "American History Stories, Volume Ii": Daughters of Liberty
The Baldwin Project is a site which presents books from the past on the internet. This excerpt from American History Stories, Volume II by Mara L. Pratt provides a description of the Daughters of Liberty from a different point of view.
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Digital History
Digital History: Paper Money and Shays' Rebellion [Pdf]
A very good explantion of the frustration and desperation felt by farmers not only in Massachusttetts but throughout the new United States as states attempted to collect taxes in order to pay off war debts. Daniel Shays and his men were...
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.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The War Experience: Soldiers, Officers, and Civiliams
It's a miracle American won the American Revolution. Read about the difficulty in raising and maintaining a professional fighting force. Also find out about the antagonism between the soldiers and civilians. Congress seemed unwilling to...
Other
History View: Uss Yorktown Cv 10
Take a virtual trip to see the USS Yorktown, one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War and is the fourth U.S....
The History Cat
The History Cat: Winning the American Revolution
An unconventional, myth-busting history of the American Revolution from the Declaration of Independence to victory and the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
Library of Congress
Loc: American History Through Congressional Documents: 1774 1873
Timeline of American history as seen in Congressional documents, 1774-1873.
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.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Loyalists
[Free Registration/Login Required] Who were the Loyalists? Why did they oppose independence? For this historical inquiry lesson, young scholars seek answers to these questions by sourcing, contextualizing, and corroborating two documents...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The Continental Army and the Congress
A detailed description of the events in and around the formation and support of The Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: William Blackstone (1723 1780)
A thorough biography of Sir William Blackstone. Blackstone is a recognized lawyer born in England and played an integral part of the development of the common law legal system in the United States during the Revolutionary War, and the...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids History: Paul Revere
Kids learn about Paul Revere's ride of warning and how this was a major event in the American Revolutionary War.
Black Past
Black Past: Poor, Salem (1747 1780)
Read this encyclopedia entry that recounts the participation of Salem Poor, a freed black man, who served in the Revolutionary War.
Black Past
Black Past: Forten, James (1766 1842)
An encyclopedia article about James Forten, a free black man, who fought in the Revolutionary War, and later became a supporter of abolition and suffrage.
Black Past
Black Past: Whipple, Prince
This encyclopedia article, although brief, gives good information about Prince Whipple, a slave who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Nathanael Green (1742 1786)
General Nathanael Greene was commander of the Southern Department of the Continental army and a respected leader that helped America win the Revolutionary War. Here you can read about his early life, military career, the Southern...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Within These Walls
Two hundred years' worth of American history all in one house. Learn what a close examination of a single-family dwelling can tell us about what life was like during five different periods of American history: the colonial era, the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Teaching Math & Science in Age of Sputnik
Why did the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik throw the fields of mathematics and science into tremendous demand in the United States? Find the many ways this revolutionary event impacted children from the 1950s to become the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Contested Territories
This site highlights the westward expansion of settlers in North America and the effects this expansion had on Native Americans between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.