This is an interesting site explaining the beginning of the American Revolution. Read all about the communication system that signaled the beginning of the war.

Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. Here, learn about his life and the reasons he was chosen for the prize, as well as reading his acceptance speech and Nobel lecture.

From the University of Groningen's American history project, this page provides a detailed biography of Ethan Allen (1738-1789) complete with bibliography.

This website looks at our dependence on soil and what it produces. It includes text, graphs, charts, illustrations and important statistics. Hosted by the Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Center.

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

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.

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

A brief summary of the early years of Dartmouth College, and its founder, Reverend Eleazer Wheelock. Also contains fascinating photographs of the cornerstone ceremony and Founders' Day crowds.

General Greene fought in the American Revolution.

General Nathaniel Greene, famous American general from the Southern Campaign during the American Revolution.-E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

A map of the southern Colonies showing the area of General Nathaneal Greene's campaign (1781) against the British under Charles Cornwallis in the closing years of the American Revolution. The map shows the important sites of Cowpens,...

A map of the area in Pennsylvania south of Philadelphia detailing the Battle of Brandywine during the American Revolution (September 11, 1777). The map shows the battle site of Chad's Ford, the Lancaster Road, the British and American...

This first-person, eye-witness account discusses the Battle at Lexington Green was the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the "Shot heard 'round the world." Read details about this famous battle.

(1742-1787) American general of the Revolution.

(1742-1787) American general of in the Revolution.

(1742-1787) American general of the Revolution.

The Battle of Camden Project provides links to personal accounts, maps, timelines, much historical documentation and narratives about the Battle of Camden in 1780.

Brief biography, and quotatios from the "father of the green revolution," Norman Borlaug.