[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an excerpt from an essay on the American Revolution and answer questions on comprehension, main idea, author's purpose, and more. Links to a paired text and paired text questions are...

The original text of the "Military Journal, During The American Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1783" written by James Thacher on his observations of the events of the revolutionary period.

A full-length essay on the formation of new state constitutions by the 13 newly independent states.

Find out about the Continental Army's struggles with supply shortages throughout the Revolutionary War. Explains the reasons for the shortages, and includes some of George Washington's correspondence from the period.

The National Humanities Center offers an article on religion and the Revolutionary War with suggestions for projects. It is full of information about how religion influenced people to support war.

This article on the American Revolutionary War looks at its causes, the phases of the war, naval warfare, the involvement of other countries, the Treaty of Paris, the different groups of combatants, and the impact of the war.

Zvesper's ninth chapter of "From Bullets to Ballots" concludes by addressing the revolution of 1800 and the establishment of party government.

Chapter 8 of John Zvesper's book, From Bullets to Ballots, the election of 1800 and the first peaceful transfer of political power are addressed. Recognize suppression, protests and revolution which occurred at the turn of the century.

A wonderful, comprehensive site from the Library of Congress that examines all facets of the religious origins of America.

Visitors will find a transcript of the text of the Treaty of Paris. The beginning has a long description of the people and countries involved in the Seven Years' War. It goes on to state the terms of the peace treaty for France after...

Overview and biographical facts on the life of Thomas Gage, British leader and military commander in the early days of the American Revolution.

Provides a summary and interesting facts about Jay's Treaty that settled border disputes and enabled trade during the French Revolution.

The first chapter of the ebook, From Bullets to Ballots: The Election of 1800 and the First Peaceful Transfer of Political Power, explores the emergence of democracy and the election of 1800. How did the United States evolve into a more...

The complete text of the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, ratified July 6,1775.

The original text of the Inaugural Address given by President Harrison in 1841 is provided at this site.

Describes the difficult process the US Supreme Court judges went through in preparing their final decision in the Dred Scott case.

Uses primary source documents and images to trace the evolving concept of what it means to be American, from the Revolution through the civil rights era.

Professor John Belchem, of the University of Liverpool, writes this scholarly profile of Thomas Paine for BBC History. In it he describes the tenor and impact of Paine's writings and explains the significance of Paine's thinking on the...

A comprehensive site that examines the building of the railway from the east coast to the west coast of Canada. The section under History describes Canada's desire to have an intercontinental railway to secure Canada's future during the...

This Yale Law School project posts outcomes of the First Continental Congress. Contains the actual text of the declarations and resolves written by the First Continental Congress.

Resource chronicles the life and times of Jacob Leisler, "a political figure [who] played a major role in the North American world of European settlements in the seventeenth century," and leader of the Leisler's Rebellion.

Overview and biographical facts on the life of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father of the United States who drafted the Declaration of Independence and later became the third US President.

PublicBookShelf.com offers an excerpt from "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," a book published in the early 1900s that covers the history of the United States. Excerpt provides the reasons behind the Regulators revolt in 1771.

Overview and biographical facts on the life of Paul Revere, a political activist and patriot who had roles in the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.