Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: Rationalism
This is an introduction to a unit on Rationalism, also known as The Age of Reason or Enlightenment, was set during the American Revolutionary period. It focuses on the belief that the power of reason and science would further human...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Western Reserve Is Granted to Conn.
A brief explanation of Connecticut's acquisition of the Western Territory. Provides several historical maps to provide a view of The United States as it appeared after the Revolutionary War.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Revolutionary War: Portraits: Ames Wilkinson
Portrait from the United States National Park Service Museum Collection on American General James Wilkinson is presented with a biographical sketch offered under the About the Man link. Learn about the portrait and the subject in this...
Digital History
Digital History: Impact of the Revolution
These four Digital History excerpts from primary source documents attest to the impact the Revolutionary War did (and did not) have upon society and the status of and attitudes toward women and slaves in the newly established United States.
A&E Television
History.com: Continental Congress
From 1774 to 1789, the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Treaty of Paris Is Ratified
The Continental Congress gathered to end the Revolutionary War, and solidify their independence from England with the Treaty of Paris. Briefly overviews the events, and presents a photo of the Maryland State Capital, where the delegates...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Our New Nation
After studying the American Revolutionary War, students learn about the founding of the United States of America. Pretending to be the founding fathers, students will divide into small groups to create and design their own nation and...
iCivics
I Civics: Founding Mothers Mini Lesson
We've heard a lot about the role the Founding Fathers played in the early United States, but what role did our Founding Mothers play? Discover the contributions of women in the Revolutionary War and the founding of the U.S.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: First Bank of the United States
Describes how Alexander Hamilton established the First Bank in 1791 to handle the massive Revolutionary war debt and to create a standard form of currency.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: The New Nation
After the War of Independence, Americans were unable to agree on the form of their federal government. This unit explores how those conflicts played out as the new Republic defined its identity in relation to other nations.
A&E Television
History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Unit Test
Take this eleven question unit test over US history during the period of 1754 and 1800.
University of Oklahoma
Univ. Of Oklahoma: The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783
The complete text of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 with Britain accepting the independence of the United States and ending The Revolutionary War.
US National Archives
National Archives: Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier
When the Revolutionary War ended, there was an ongoing conflict between the Native Americans and American settler in the Northwest Territory. Students will study two documents from each side of the issue and answer questions and/or hold...
BBC
Bbc: Farmers & the Civil War in Colombia
An article which describes the plight of the farmers in Colombia due to the Civil War. The writer also describes the government plan to fight the rebels (and drug lords), "Plan Colombia." The article is dated January 17, 2002.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women
Often the ideal and reality do not conincide for quite some time. That's true of the ideal of true equality between the sexes after the War for Independence. See why the end of the war did not bring indepence for married women, and why...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Revolution Webisode 2
Webisode 2 - Revolution. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments. Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Early America
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Revolution and Early America unit covers the standard eighteenth century topics that would appear in any textbook. These lessons, however, will push students to dig deeper as they read the documents...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Six Important People From Our Nation's History
In this lesson, 5th graders examine the lives of six people who were important in early American history. They include Abigail and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington. Readings include...
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: American Revolution: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution.
US National Archives
National Archives: To Sign or Not to Sign
Use this lesson in the middle of a Revolutionary War unit. Middle schoolers will analyze sections of the Declaration of Independence to answer critical thinking questions. Upon completion of the unit, students will reevaluate their...
EL Education
El Education: Creation of a Nation
This script of a play was created by 4th grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on the Revolutionary War and the birth of the United States. Students wrote,...
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Lessons on the American Revolution
This site provides lesson plans and unit ideas for teaching about the American Revolution. Look for suggestions about specific people or the Revolutionary War in general.
Other
Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
A 10-minute movie showing the expansion of the United States after the end of the Revolutionary War. Follow the directions to start the movie and listen to the explanations.