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History.com: Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline
The American Hispanic/Latinx history is a rich, diverse and long one, with immigrants, refugees and Spanish-speaking or Indigenous people living in the United States since long before the nation was established. America's Hispanic...
Digital History
Digital History: The Revolutionary War
An overview of the military encounters in the Revolutionary War. Read about the lows and highs of the Continental Army, and the eventual defeat of the British.
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Marianopolis College: Joseph Brant
A detailed description of the life of Joseph Brant, from his life in the Ohio Valley to the leadership of the Mohawks after the Revolution. Also, find links to chronologies, maps, and a very nice picture gallery.
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John Hamill: Yorktown
Revolutionary War enthusiast, John Hamill, presents pictures with descriptions of the terrain where the siege of Yorktown took place.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hard Road to Texas 1836 1845: Texas Breaks Away Alone in the Wilderness
Read about the effects of the Texas Revolution. How did Americans react? How did the annexation process begin, and what roadblocks were there? Find the answers to these questions, and check out a map of Texas from 1836 and other primary...
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General George Washington in Massachusetts, 1775 76 [Pdf]
A thematic unit using primary sources to tell the life and military career of George Washington.
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Xenophon Group: Yorktown Campaign (August October 1781)
A very detailed account of activities during the months leading up to and throughout the siege of Yorktown. Excellent maps and images also supplied.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Check out this site to read a personal account of an infantryman whose unit saw action in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle at the Brandywine, 1777
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...
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Etc: Seat of War in the Southern States, 1775 1781
A map of parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia showing the seat of war in the southern states during the American Revolution. The map shows the routes of Cornwallis from Savannah to Augusta, Charleston, Guilford...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Town of Saratoga, 1777
The towns of Saratoga and Stillwater on one half, and the other half showing the arrangement of forces at the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Plan of the Movements at Concord, 1775
A plan of the Battle of Concord, Massachusetts, at the opening of the American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775). Explanation of the Plan: (1) Lexington Road; (2) Hills and high land where the liberty pole stood; (3) center of the town,...
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Schoolhouse Rock: Shot Heard Round the World
This site from Schoolhouse Rock provides lyrics to a song that tells the story of the first battle of the American war for independence from England. This song, The Shot Heard Round the World, is taken from the popular 1970s cartoon...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: April Morning by Howard Fast
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel April Morning by Howard Fast including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Teaching Tennessee History: Lesson Plans for the Classroom Volume X [Pdf]
These lesson plans are designed to integrate language arts and primary sources into elementary social studies instruction.
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Etc: Valley Forge, Philadelphia, and Brandywine, 1776 1778
A map of the area around Valley Forge and Philadelphia (the first capital, 1774-1800), site of several important operations during the American Revolution, including Washington's crossing of the Delaware near Trenton (1776), Wilmington,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British Canada, 1791
A map of eastern Canada in 1791 after the American Revolution, during the formation of British North America and the division of Quebec into the largely French-speaking Lower Canada and the Loyalist Upper Canada. The map is color-coded...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: South Carolina Revolutionary War Heroes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers Revolutionary War heroes Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Ticonderoga
Site of important battles in both French and Indian War and American Revolution.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Gouverneur K. Warren
General Warren fought in the Battle of Bunker's Hill during the American Revolution.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Colonel Isaac Shelby
(1750-1826) Soldier and Public official who fought important battles during the American Revolution. He became the first governor of Kentucky.