The wealth of online information about the American War of Independence makes
this topic one of the easiest to create a low-cost unit study. Listed resources
includes informational websites, timelines and timeline resources, online activities,
lesson plans, history channel links, fiction and non-fiction books, and videos.
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Spy
Letters of the American Revolution
Gallery of Letters, Secret Methods & Techniques, Stories of Spies and
Letters, Routes of the Letters. |
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The
Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom
Includes among other resources an illustrated tour of Valley Forge and Washington's
Crossing. |
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Arbuckle's
Fort
Archaeological Discoveries at a Revolutionary War Fort |
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Valley
Forge National Historical Park |
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A
Tale of Two Revolutions
Were the American and French revolutions really similar? |
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National
Park Service Museums Collections American Revolutionary War
This multi-park exhibit showcases museum and archival collections at selected
National Park Service sites. Featured sites and collections commemorate
significant events and individuals of the American Revolutionary War [1775-1783]. |
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The
American Revolution and Its Era
Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies 1750-1789. |
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George
Washington's Papers
The complete George Washington Papers collection from the Manuscript Division
at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 65,000 documents. This
is the largest collection of original Washington documents in the world.
Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence, letterbooks,
commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial account books, military
records, reports, and notes accumulated by Washington from 1741 through
1799. Search or browse the collection. |
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Documents
from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789
The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles) and the Constitutional
Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 274 documents relating
to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution.
Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations,
committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States
Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most Broadsides are one
page in length, others range from 1 to 28 pages. |
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America's
Story from America's Library: Revolutionary Period
Jump back in time to the Revolutionary War period in American history. |
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The
American Revolution: Struggle for Independence |
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Chronicle
of the Revolution |
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George
III |
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Intelligence
in the War of Independence
"The necessity of procuring good Intelligence is apparent & need
not be further urged -- All that remains for me to add is, that you keep
the whole matter as secret as possible. For upon Secrecy, Success depends
in Most Enterprizes of the kind, and for want of it, they are generally
defeated, however well planned & promising a favourable issue."
George Washington, July 26, 1777. |
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American
Treasures of the Library of Congress
Includes the Declaration of Independence and other important documents from
the Revolutionary period of American history. |
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Original
Declaration of Independence |
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Colonial
Williamsburg
Meet the people, see the places, learn about the daily lives of the residents
of colonial Williamsburg. |
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Sons
of the Revolution
In depth sections on this website include: colonial history, founding fathers,
flag history and colonial uniforms. |
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