Curated OER
Good Brother, Bad Brother
Learners are exposed to the writings of John Wilkes Booth. They discover that fanaticism is not just a modern phenomenon. They examine four periods in American history when treason was at issue.
Curated OER
No More Freedom Fries?
Students discuss the May, 2007, French presidental election of pro-American, right-wing candidate Nicholas Sarkozy. They reflect on both the historical and contemporary relationship between France and the United States. Students work...
Curated OER
Celebrating African Americans and Coins
Young scholars examine the Booker T. Washington commemorative coin and listen to a biography of Washington's life. They develop a list of reasons why his life was commemorated with a coin. They examine other coins and the lives and work...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Revolutionary War Turning Points: Saratoga and Valley Forge
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Battle of Saratoga and Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War.
Virginia Tech
Digital History Reader: u.s. History: A Revolution for Whom?
A module that addresses what changes in America came about as a result of the Revolutionary War. Who was impacted? How? Did it improve life in the new nation? Dive into the details of the changes through a collection of articles and...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The American Revolution: First Phase
A military history of the first years of the Revolutionary War from Lexington and Concord to the Battle of Trenton. Included is information about the problems of maintaining the Continental Army and problems for the British Army.
Read Works
Read Works: Colonization: Introduction to the Revolutionary War
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Paul Revere's Ride
[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.
Other
Vfw: Women at War: From the Revolutionary War to the Present [Pdf]
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...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: New England in Arms
A detailed explanation of the organization of British and Revolutionary forces at the start of the American Revolution.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Carpenters' Hall
Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia served many vital functions before and during the American Revolution. Among these are the seat of the First Continental Congress, the site of the War Office, and the home of the first public lending...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: American Revolution: American and British Strengths and Weaknesses
Read a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of both the Americans and British in the Revolutionary War. How could such a well-funded, militarily strong country be defeated by a former colony, one with no money, little military...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The American Revolution
A brief overview of the battles and their individual and collective importance in the Revolutionary War. Find out about the battle that turned the tide and brought about needed French assistance.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Revolution on the Home Front
War is not confined to the battlefield. The economic consequences were great for the Americans during the Revolutionary War. Find out about what British occupation meant, and how women stepped up to keep the economy going while the men...
US Department of State
U.s. Dept of State: Human Rights Report on Colombia
The U.S State Department report for human rights issues in the country of Colombia, issued February 25, 2004.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris
Read about the siege of Yorktown and the inability of Cornwallis to be resupplied, resulting in his surrender of 8,000 British troops to General George Washington. The end of the Revolutionary War was finalized with the Treaty of Paris...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Us History: The Revolutionary Era
AP U.S. History course unit on the Revolutionary Era, including the road to war and major political changes brought about. Comprehensive multi-media module.
Vassar College
Vassar College: The Wars for Vietnam: The Documents
Document excerpts from the years 1954-1973 demonstrating U.S. support of South Vietnam. Includes links to other Vietnam sources.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) Pontiac's Uprising
An overview of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) and how Pontiac's Uprising influenced the Revolutionary War.
Yale University
Yale: Treaty of Amity and Commerce, France and u.s.
The actual treaty that was signed between France the U.S. during the Revolutionary War in which France recognized American independence.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Loyalists, Fence Sitters, and Patriots
Read about the war of propaganda the Patriots needed to wage in order to persuade the vast majority of Americans, who were at first ambivalent to the cause of independence, to support the ideals of the Revolutionary War.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The War Experience: Soldiers, Officers, and Civiliams
It's a miracle American won the American Revolution. Read about the difficulty in raising and maintaining a professional fighting force. Also find out about the antagonism between the soldiers and civilians. Congress seemed unwilling to...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Revolutionary War Military Engagements
Excellent site that presents excerpts from the book "The Continental Army." Book "provides a background for other historians to better evaluate campaigns through understanding how the Continentals and their adversaries organized and...