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US Navy

Navy.mil: John Paul Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
Our history is made up of legendary people! We love their stories of bravery in the face of extreme adversity. Among these is John Paul Jones, who is credited with the immortal reply: "I have not yet begun to fight!"
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The American Revolution: Victory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This resource has a lesson plan on the origins of the Purple Heart medal, which is given to any soldier wounded in the line of duty. The medal was established by George Washington and is the oldest American medal.
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Other

Battle of Bunker Hill

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the Battle of Bunker Hill in a question and answer format, plus a map of the area. Click on Battles and then on Bunker Hill to access the information.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Bunker Hill

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the Battle of Bunker Hill, which really took place at Breed's Hill, and find out why it was such a stunning victory for the Americans even though they lost the battle.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Daniel Leonard (1740 1829)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article tells of a prominent Massachusetts lawyer who wrote a series of letters expressing the Loyalist point of view.
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Other

West Point: The American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of strategic maps, including battlegrounds, camp areas, sieges, and other key events of the American Revolution. In addition, students and teachers will find PowerPoint presentations on battles and campaigns of the American...
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Other

General George Washington in Massachusetts, 1775 76 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A thematic unit using primary sources to tell the life and military career of George Washington.
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Ancestry

Roots web.com: Deborah Sampson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Roots Web.com provides a good in-depth biography of Sampson written by one of her relatives. Includes bibliography.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Lee Resolution (1776)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Our Documents group offers information on Richard Henry Lee's 1776 resolution proposing colonial independence. See the original document, read the transcript, and download a printer-friendly version.
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Other

American Revolution Art Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to the art of the American Revolution. Art in the gallery (main page) will lead you to further information.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Price of Freedom: Regimental Uniform Coat

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of the regimental uniform coat of an officer in the Continental Army. Includes a description of this particular coat and gives information about where the uniforms were manufactured.
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Other

Schiller Institute: George Rogers Clark Captures Vincennes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an account of George Rogers Clark's campaign to capture Vincennes. Find out about the places he captured on his way to Vincennes, and the surrender of Col. Henry Hamilton.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Soldiers: Making of African American Identity: 1500 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs of and letters from black soldiers-both enslaved and free-from the late-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries that examine military experience for African Americans.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.
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Digital History

Digital History: Historians on the Causes of the American Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the understanding of the causes of American Revolution has been portrayed over years by reading excerpts from writings of 19th and 20th century historians. The suggested student exercises are excellent and ask students to use...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Price of Freedom: George Washington's Uniform

For Students 9th - 10th
View a photo and read a brief description of George Washington's uniform. Also includes an explanation of Washington's attention to the symbol of the uniform. Displayed in the National Museum of American History.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: All American Girl

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan on Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and other women writers is designed to "enhance the Social Studies curriculum for fourth and fifth graders by providing information on the roles that women had during three areas in...
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: The Philadelphia Campaign Brandywine

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the people and events surrounding the Battle of Brandywine in this detailed account of Pennsylvania history. Included in this site are links to audio and pictorial images of this era.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: Patriotism/quaker Loyalism in a Pennsylvania Family

For Students 9th - 10th
National Humanities Center provides an essay based on the correspondence of a Quaker Family in colonial Pennsylvania.
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PBS

Pbs: Crispus Attucks

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Crispus Attucks, the black man who became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed during the Boston Massacre.
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Other

The Baldwin Project: "American History Stories, Volume Ii": Daughters of Liberty

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Baldwin Project is a site which presents books from the past on the internet. This excerpt from American History Stories, Volume II by Mara L. Pratt provides a description of the Daughters of Liberty from a different point of view.
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Causes of the American Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Goes through the various events that led up to the American Revolution and the actions and responses of the British and the Colonies.
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University of New Brunswick (Canada)

Loyalist Collection at the University of New Brunswick

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of New Brunswick's Harriet Irving Library has a website devoted to Loyalist resources. This website will be useful to students who want depictions of military uniforms and a bibliographic list of resources. Serious...

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