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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Bennington

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place August 16, 1777, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in victory for the American Colonists.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Trenton

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Battle of Trenton the December 26, 1776 Revolutionary War battle between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in victory for the American colonists.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Concord

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place April 19, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Princeton

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place January 03, 1777, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place May 10, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of King's Mountain

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place October 07, 1780, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Alexander Mc Dougall

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Congress provides a short biography of Alexander McDougall, a member of the Continental Congress who fought in the Revolutionary War.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Brandywine

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place September 11, 1777, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in victory for the British.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Camden

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place August 16, 1780, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in victory for the British.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Germantown

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Battle of Germantown, the October 04, 1777, Revolutionary War battle between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in victory for the British.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Monmouth

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place June 28, 1778, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a long-term victory for the British.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Bunker Hill

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place June 17, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the British.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Oriskany

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place August 06, 1777, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the British.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Guilford Courthouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place March 15, 1781, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the British.
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Loc: Nathanael Greene Was Born

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A note on Nathanael Greene, a friend of George Washington's and a Revolutionary War hero.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Thomas Paine

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete original text of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" originally published in January 1776.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Lafayette: Citizen of Two Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
This extentsive collection of resources, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.
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History.com: Why Did Benedict Arnold Betray America?

For Students 9th - 10th
Historians offer up many explanations, including that the Revolutionary War general may have had some self-esteem issues as a child and young man. Benedict Arnold was once a patriotic war hero valued by George Washington and admired by...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Loyalists, Fence Sitters, and Patriots

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the war of propaganda the Patriots needed to wage in order to persuade the vast majority of Americans, who were at first ambivalent to the cause of independence, to support the ideals of the Revolutionary War.
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Aa Registry: Wentworth Cheswell, One of New Hampshire's Finest

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Wentworth Cheswell, a black American who contributed to the Revolutionary War and local politics. Cheswell is considered the first black American to be elected to a public office. Click on learn more for more information...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Nathan Hale

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography presents a good review of the life of Nathan Hale, a famous Revolutionary war captain and spy. (In Spanish)
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Who Am I? (Portrait Puzzler)

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the portraits of eight famous Americans who played major roles in the American Revolution with their famous deeds. A short exercise that can be used by individual learners to test their understanding of basic U.S. history content...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Negotiating With the Superpowers

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the problems President George Washington had with foreign affairs. Both France and Great Britain ignored American sovereignty and claims of neutrality. Read about Great Britain's disregard of the Treaty of Paris which ended...
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Loc: America's Story: South Carolina

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore how South Carolina moved from a "plantation culture" in 1670 to a "growing research center and banking state" today. South Carolina played a major role in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

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