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Massachusetts Historical Society

Mass. Historical Society: Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Tea Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover a detailed account of the dramatic protest known as "The Boston Tea Party", one of the key events that led to the Revolutionary War. Supported by primary source documents.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: William Blackstone (1723 1780)

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Yale University

Yale University Library: Nathan Hale: Yale 1773

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical portrait of Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War officer who was hanged by the British as a spy, with chapters on his years as a student at Yale University and on his service to country during the American Revolution.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Making the Revolution: Independence: 1783 1791

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of eight primary resources with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links on the period following the Revolutionary War, 1783-1791 and the making of a new nation.
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Colonial Hall: Benjamin Rush (1745 1813)

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-profit site offers detailed biography of Benjamin Rush. the United States. Examines his early training, his years in Europe, his work in medicine, his role in the Revolutionary War, and his political career. Rest of site has...
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Other

Mary Ballard's Diary on Line: Courtship and Marriage

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at courtship and marriage in the period right after the Revolutionary War through the diary of Mary Ballard. Contains a brief explanation of courtship in this period and sections of the diary related to the topic.
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Other

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Patrick Henry (1736 1799)

For Students 9th - 10th
Patrick Henry stoked the fires of the Revolutionary War during his time in the House of Burgesses in such a way that some colonists accused him of treason. Follow his political and law career and learn about the impact he made on our...
Primary
Yale University

Yale: Treaty of Amity and Commerce, France and u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
The actual treaty that was signed between France the U.S. during the Revolutionary War in which France recognized American independence.
Primary
University of Oklahoma

Univ. Of Oklahoma: The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 with Britain accepting the independence of the United States and ending The Revolutionary War.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a collection of material regarding the work of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Content includes a focus on how the Revolutionary War was organized, fanning the flames of patriotism,...
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US National Archives

National Archives: Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When the Revolutionary War ended, there was an ongoing conflict between the Native Americans and American settler in the Northwest Territory. Students will study two documents from each side of the issue and answer questions and/or hold...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Valley Forge and the American Revolution" by Barbara Radner

For Students 5th - 6th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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University of Michigan

Clements Library, University of Michigan: Spy Letters of the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Revolutionary War spies. Resource highlights an exhibition of transcriptions of spy letters from the American Revolution housed in the Sir Henry Clinton collection at the University of Michigan. Also features people of...
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Other

Virginia Places: Places Associated With Patrick Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed biography of Patrick Henry, told through the places he has been. Content covers Henry's role before, during, and after the Revolutionary War.
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Other

Indian Historical Bureau: Land Ordinance of 1785

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the Land Ordinance of 1785, which was written to manage the land controlled by the Confederation government west of the Appalachian Mountains, land that became part of the United States after the Revolutionary War.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Gen. Montgomery Captured Montreal

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly profiles General Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold's assaults on Quebec during the Revolutionary War. Historic engravings are featured on these two pages from the Library of Congress.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Discover how General George Washington handled the Newburgh Conspiracy which threatened his authority and civil authority just before the provisions of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War,...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?

For Students 9th - 10th
Eclectic online exhibition highlights government's concern with the American diet from the Revolutionary War to the late 1900s.
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Curated OER

Civil War Flags

For Students Pre-K - 1st
civil war flags
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BBC

Bbc: New Stage in Colombian Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A news analysis of the recent upsurge in violence in Colombia with the bombing of a club in the capital itself. The article is dated February 8, 2003.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Vietnam War America Commits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a lengthy timeline, accented with many quotations, explaining how America came to be directly involved in Vietnam. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Battle of Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Battle of Yorktown major event ending the American Revolutionary War on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Boston Tea Party

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Boston Tea Party major event in the American Revolutionary War on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Benedict Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can learn about the biography of Benedict Arnold who was the general who turned traitor during the Revolutionary War.

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