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 A chronology, historical documents, primary source materials,...

Provides a detailed overview of the events surrounding the Boston Massacre in 1770 and resulting trial. Includes a list of supporting documents and great resources for teachers.

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.

The Boston National Historical Park describes the British abandonment of Boston during the American Revolution.

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.

This site from the University of Groningen provides first hand account of Boston Massacre. Gives background information leading to this event.

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.

This article details information surrounding the Boston Tea Party in 1773.

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

This resource provides a short account of the Boston Massacre. Includes the famous engraving done by Paul Revere. Be sure to click on the hyperlinks to access the primary sources about the event.

The MFA's collection of Native American art traces its origins to the 1870s, when the Museum opened to the public. Includes Navajo weavings, Zuni Pueblo pottery, and Plains beadwork. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.

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.

A brief synopsis of the Boston Massacre includes a newspaper clipping reporting the event.

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.

A professor's lecture on the Velvet revolution of 1989 in Czechoslovakia and the intellectuals' part in it.

Discover why the effects of gravity are different in different parts of our solar system.

Children practice experimenting, measuring, isolating variables, and more while making their own little craters.

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.