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Before the War
General Information
BrainPop - American Revolution video summary
BrainPop - Causes of the American Revolution video
Economic Tensions Leading to War
Causes of the War
Causes of the American Revolution
Williamsburg - Reasons for the Revolution
History for Kids: Revolutionary War
FactMonster - American Revolution summary
PBS: American Revolution Timeline
National Park Service - American Revolution Timeline
PBS: Index of American Revolution topics
KidInfo - American Revolution resources
French and Indian War, 1754
Begin with these websites:
Kidport - The French and Indian War
BrainPop - French and Indian War:
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Social Studies for Kids - French and Indian War:
for more information, click on the
"
related
resources
" link near the bottom
For more information, move on to these websites:
Info Please
To challenge yourself, explore these websites:
History Central - French & Indian War
KidInfo - French and Indian War
Stamp Act, 1765
Begin with these websites:
Social Studies for Kids - Stamp Act
History.com
- Colonists Protest British Policies video
For more information, move on to these websites:
History Central - Stamp Act Congress
Info Please
US History.com - Stamp Act
To challenge yourself, explore these websites:
PBS - Stamp Act Riots & Tar and Feathering
Public Bookshelf
Other Acts 1764-1767
Sugar Act, Navigation Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act
Begin with these websites:
History.com - Protesting Taxes
Social Studies for Kids - Sugar Act
For more information, move on to these websites:
History Central
To challenge yourself, explore these websites:
USA History - Navigation Acts
Wikipedia - Quartering Acts
Boston Massacre, 1770
Begin with these websites:
History.com - Boston Massacre Video
For more information, move on to these websites:
Boston Massacre.net
Info Please
To challenge yourself, explore these websites:
Archiving Early America - Boston Massacre
History Central- Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Begin with these websites:
History.com
- Boston Tea Party
Social Studies for Kids - Boston Tea Party
:
click on the "related resources" link for
more
information
For more information, move on to these websites:
History Central - Boston Tea Party
KidsPast - Boston Tea Party
To challenge yourself, explore these websites:
PBS - Boston Tea Party
Intolerable or Coercive Acts, 1774
Begin with these websites:
Intolerable Acts, by Kaycee
For more information, move on to these websites:
History Central
- Coercive Acts
U.S. History - The Intolerable Acts
Social Studies for Kids - Intolerable Acts
To challenge yourself, explore these websites:
Info Please - Intolerable Acts
Wikipedia
- Intolerable Acts
Lexington & Concord, 1775
Begin with these websites:
History.com Video - Lexington and Concord
Kidport - Lexington
For more information, move on to these websites:
Social Studies for Kids - Lexington and Concord
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
Wikipedia - Lexington and Concord
WPI - Battle of Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill, 1775
Begin with these websites:
British Battles - Bunker Hill
History.com - British Victory at Bunker Hill
For more information, move on to these websites:
Kidport - Bunker Hill
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
Wikipedia - Bunker Hill
Massachusetts Historical Society
Declaration of Independence, 1776
Begin with these websites:
History for Kids - Declaration of Independence
BrainPop - Declaration of Independence video
History.com - Declaration of Independence -
read the summary and watch the videos
(located in the top bar)
For more information, move on to these websites:
Social Studies for Kids
Congress for Kids - Independence
Liberty's Kids - What:Declaration of Independence
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
PBS - Independence
USHistory.org - Declaration of Independence
Patriots vs Loyalists
Begin with these websites:
**for Patriots, see also - SONS OF LIBERTY**
SlideShare - Patriots vs. Loyalists
PBS - Loyalists
Sons of the South - Patriots in the Revolutionary War
For more information, move on to these websites:
Thinkquest - Loyalists
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
Wikipedia - Patriot
Wikipedia - Loyalist
Loyalists to the American Revolution
Franco-American Alliance
Key Players in the American Revolution
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George Washington
Begin with these websites:
History.com - George Washington
BrainPop - George Washington
:
you must log into the website to watch this video
Colonial America - George Washington
For more information, move on to these websites:
America's Library - Commander in Chief Washington Resigned
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
PBS- George Washington
-Thomas Jefferson
Begin with these websites:
Colonial America - Thomas Jefferson
BrainPop - Thomas Jefferson:
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History.com - Jefferson video
For more information, move on to these websites:
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
PBS - Jefferson and Adams
-Sons of Liberty
Begin with these websites:
History.com: Sons of Liberty & the Boston Tea Party
BrainPop: John Adams
For more information, move on to these websites:
US History.com
- Sons of Liberty
Thinkquest: Benedict Arnold
Thinkquest: John Hancock
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
PBS
: Stamp Act, Riots, Tar & Feathering
PBS: Samuel Adams
PBS:Patrick Henry
PBS: Benedict Arnold
Early America: Sons of Liberty
Info Please
: Sons of Liberty
-Women
Begin with these websites:
Women in the Revolution
Deborah Sampson
Archiving Early America - Molly Pitcher
For more information, move on to these websites:
PBS: Edenton Ladies
Distinguished Women - Deborah Sampson
Pabook Library -Molly Pitcher
To challenge yourself, move on to these websites:
PBS: Abigail Adams
PBS: Mercy Otis Warren
GlenOaks Library - Important Women in the American Revolution