In this activity, students examine primary sources to learn about the perspectives of the different parties involved in the Boston Massacre of 1770, and to form opinions about who was responsible for what happened and whether the verdict...

In 1770 five citizens of Boston were killed when British soldiers fired into a group of people who had been throwing things at the soldiers. The soldiers were put on trial. A chronology, historical documents, primary source materials,...

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.

Images of American buildings, including houses, churches, and public buildings from the seventeenth century through the twenthieth century taken by Dr. Jeffery Howe, a professor at Boston College. The table of contents groups images by...

The year 1919 was a year of strikes all across America. Read about the Boston police force's attempts to unionize in order to improve wages and working conditions. The disastrous results were attributed partly to ethnic prejudice, partly...

Learn about the historic events that preceded the Boston Tea Party and ultimately led to this famous protest.

Presents a description of Boston Terriers and offers statistics and details on the breed's temperament and value as a pet.

This primary source set allows you to explore the Boston Tea Party through photographs, cartoons, letters, and oral histories. Includes a teaching guide.

Kids learn about the Boston Tea Party major event in the American Revolutionary War on this site.

The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773 and was an act of rebellion by the American colonists against the British. Learn some key facts about this event.

Great interactive baseball game that combines your knowledge of economics and pro sports trivia. After completing the nine innings, you should have a better understanding of how economics is used in everyday life.

This site provides brief information about the Boston Tea Party, and the Edenton Ladies Tea Party. Use this site to learn about these events and discover why they are infamous events in American history. A video clip is also included.

This site from the Douglass Archive provides the text of Frederick Douglass's speech "A Plea for Free Speech in Boston."

Citing the Boston Tea Party has been a rallying cry. Find out what the real reasons were behind the actions of the Sons of Liberty on that night of December 16, 1773. What made the colonists so angry and the reactions of the British lay...

This brief article hits the high points of the Boston Tea Party-the reason, those involved, and England's response.

Article on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, how to detect it and to protect oneself, and what to do in an emergency.

This site explores linear perspective and how it was first used in the early 15th-Century. Discusses horizon line, vanishing point, and orthogonal lines. The site provides an example.

In this activity, children will create a tool called a nephoscope that helps scientists determine the direction that clouds are moving, which also tells them the direction that the wind is blowing above them.

A discussion of the three reasons The Battle of Manila Bay is notable, the objectives of the battle, the preparations, and an extensive account of the battle itself.

This encyclopedia article, which includes the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre, recounts Crispus Attucks' participation in that event.

Students will begin to learn about the changes that occurred on the American homefront because of World War I by analyzing correspondence from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and Boston Red Sox Owner and President...

Perhaps if King George III had been attentive to the colonists' pleas, things would have turned out differently. Read about the siege of Boston by the British troops, and the "shot heard around the world."

This site provides background information on the Tea Act which led to the Boston Tea Party. Has links to other acts as well.

Part of the Boston Celtics team that won eleven titles from 1957 to 1969, Bill Russell was a champion basketball legend. ESPN provides details on the life and fascinating career of this star who was named SportsCentury athlete number...