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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Revolutionary War Turning Points: Saratoga and Valley Forge

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Battle of Saratoga and Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War.
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Read Works

Read Works: Colonization: Introduction to the Revolutionary War

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Pa'lante Latino: Galvez's Contribution to the American Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the contributions of Spanish governor Bernando De Galvez during the American Revolutionary War. Deemed a war hero, Galvez's efforts for freedom have made him a legacy within Latino society.
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Read Works

Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Paul Revere's Ride

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Paul Revere's ride and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Vfw: Women at War: From the Revolutionary War to the Present [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The March 2008 issue of VFW Magazine focuses on the many roles women have played in the military and as adjuncts to the military from the beginning of our country's history. Highlights stories of women who were involved in some way in...
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Sam Houston State University

The Revolutionary War in the West: The Conquest of the Illinois Country (I779)

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source document journal entry written by Colonel George Rogers Clark, describes the conquest of the Illinois country in 1779 during the Revolutionary War.
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Quia

Quia: Key Events of the Revolutionary War

For Students 3rd - 5th
Put the Revolutionary war events in sequential order in this interactive activity.
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World History Project: American Revolutionary War (1775 1783)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a chronological list of important battles and minor skirmishes fought during the Revolutionary War. The information is from Wikipedia.
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US National Archives

Nara: Pictures of the Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
Black and white reproductions from famous paintings by the National Archives and Records Administration. There are paintings of battle scenes, famous participants, traitors and even a perspective from the British point of view.
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Other

Revolutionary War Archives: Haym Salomon: Indispensable Financial Genius

For Students 9th - 10th
Great financial broker and spy, this biography of Haym Salomon introduces his contributions during the development of a new nation in the eighteenth century.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) Pontiac's Uprising

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) and how Pontiac's Uprising influenced the Revolutionary War.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: South Carolina Revolutionary War Heroes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers Revolutionary War heroes Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion.
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Quia

Quia: Revolutionary War Battles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Match the descriptions with the battles in these three learning games to test your knowledge of Revolutionary War battles. [Java Required]
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: The Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
Seventeen question multiple-choice exercise is immediately scored and checks your understanding of the Revolutionary War.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: The Revolutionary War Quiz

For Students 3rd - 6th
This easy-to-understand multiple choice quiz takes you through the events surrounding the Revolutionary War. Review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Virginia and the Revolutionary War

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short flipchart addresses some key issues that Virginians were faced with at the onset of the Revolutionary War.
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Read Works

Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Roanoke: The Lost Colony

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the lost colony of Roanoke. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Valley Forge

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Valley Forge and the American Revolution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Background to the Colonies

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the thirteen original colonies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: The Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the creation of the Declaration of Independence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Cyberbee

Cyberbee: Revolutionary Viewpoints

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Revolutionary War lesson for students based on the book April Morning by Howard Fast and the Battle of Lexington.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Revolutionary War Maps

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students will compare two Primary Source maps for Boston and the surrounding area looking at accuracy and detail. Students will decide which side has the advantage then use that information to analyze the advantages of good maps vs....
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BBC

Bbc: History: The American War of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
This account of the American War of Independence looks at the war objectively, acknowledging that it was, in fact, both a civil war and a world war. The author begins with the prelude to the war, discusses the theater of war and the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Our America: The Revolutionary War

For Students 3rd - 5th
A summary of the events of the American Revolution. Includes diary entries written by a patriot in Boston and a girl stationed at Valley Forge in 1777. Students can also do arts and crafts activities, write a journal entry, and design...

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