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- Easier - The
Revolutionary War also called the American
Revolution began in 1775. British soldiers and
American patriots fought at Lexington,
Massachusetts and nearby Concord. In 1783 the
Treaty of Paris ended the war. Great Britain was
forced to recognize the independence of the 13
colonies of the United States.
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- Harder - The
Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783) led to the
birth of a new nation. The war began on April 19,
1775 with the Battles of Lexington and
Concord.
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- For about a decade, tension had been mounting
between Great Britain and the American Colonies.
The British government had passed a series of laws
in an attempt to increase control over the
colonies. But Americans had become used to having
control over their local government. They objected
to the new laws and protested being taxed without
their consent. In 1775, Britain's Parliament
declared Massachusetts, the center of most of the
protests, to be in rebellion. British troops were
placed in Boston to take swift action against the
rebels. Shortly afterwards, war broke out.
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- The Colonies were largely unprepared for war.
They lacked a central government and had neither an
organized army or navy. Delegates from the colonies
formed the first Continental Congress, which took
on the duties of a national government. Congress
directed the war effort and voted to organize an
army and a navy. George Washington, a wealthy
Virginia landowner and former military officer, was
appointed commander in chief of the Continental
Army. On July 4, 1776, the Congress adopted the
Declaration of Independence, in which the colonies
declared their freedom from British rule.
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- Tension had been building between Great Britain
and the American Colonies for more than 10 years
before the Revolutionary War began. Starting in the
mid-1760's, the British government passed a series
of laws to increase its control over the colonies.
Americans had grown used to a large measure of
self-government. They strongly resisted the new
laws, especially tax laws. Fierce debate developed
over the British Parliament's right to tax the
colonies without their consent.
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- Great Britain with its larger and better
trained army and navy launched a huge land and sea
effort to crush the revolution. However, they had
to transport and supply its army across the
Atlantic Ocean. As the war continued, the British
won many battles but gained little from their
victories. The American patriots always formed new
forces and continued the fight.
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Cheers for the Red, White and Blue
- http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/revindex.htm
- This extensive links-site was developed for
elementary and middle school students. The site
features events leading up to the war, battles
of the war, biographies of important people,
quotes, and much more.
- Other Revolutionary War
Links-sites:
- 2) The Revolutionary War http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9198/revwar/revindex.htm
- 3) American Revolution http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/DE/research/revolution/index.html
- 4)American Revolution at Kid Info http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html
- 5) American Revolution for Kids http://artemis.simmons.edu/~williamf/AmRev/index.html
- 6) American Revolutionary War http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/EMS/RevWar/AmRevolution.htm
- 7) Revolutionary War http://www.trnty.edu/depts/education/TEACH/war/
- 8) Revolutionary War http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html
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- American
Revolution
- http://www.dell.homestead.com/revwar/files/INDEX.HTM#anchor-flags
- This comprehensive site covers events
leading up to the war, major battles, important
people, and includes a detailed timeline plus
much more.
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- Liberty!
The American Revolution at PBS Online
- http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
- This online companion site to the televised
series features tons of facts about the
Revolution, perspectives of people involved, and
a Revolutionary game.
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- Maryland
Loyalism and the American Revolution
- http://users.erols.com/candidus/index.htm
- This website is devoted to the history of
those Marylanders who sided with England in the
'unnatural rebellion.'
- Related Websites:
- 2) British (His Majesty's 64th Regiment of
Foot) http://www.cvco.org/sigs/reg64/index.html
- 3) British Army in the American War of
Independence http://members.aol.com/Guardssite/
- 4) Loyalist, British Songs & Poetry of
the American Revolution
- http://users.erols.com/candidus/music.htm
- And For the Rebel Side:
- 5) Folk Music of the American Revolution
http://members.aol.com/bobbyj164/mrev.htm
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- Using the websites, complete one or
more of the following Revolutionary War
projects:
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- Complete Some Revolutionary War
Activities. Go to the (1)Road
to Revolution, (2)Road
to the Revolution, and Examining
Valley Forge and test your knowledge
while you have some fun learning. You may
also want to compete an Internet Treasure
Hunt about battles of the American
Revolution at Hunt
for Battle of Bunker Hill.
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- Complete a Revolutionary War
WebQuest. Adapt or follow the
instructions at one of the following
webQuest sites:
- 1) Dear King George III http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/8809/
- 2) George Rogers Clark:
Revolutionary War Hero (Grades 4-6)
http://osf1.gmu.edu/~khayden/georgeclark.html
- 3) Johnny Tremain: The
Revolutionary War (Grade 5-8) http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/REVOLUT.HTM
- 4) Journey into the Revolutionary
War by Beverly Schwartzman & Diana
Olague (Grades 3-5) http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/fall99/SAISDWQRR/Neal%20Elementary
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- 5) Revolutionary Independence by
John Finnigan (Grades 7-8) http://www.milton.k12.vt.us/WebQuests/jfinnegan/revolution.htm
- 6) Revolutionary War Handbill
(Grade 5-8) http://www.aps.edu/aps/doubleeagle/5grade/huffstodt/revolutionarywarweb.htm
- 7) Revolutionary War WebQuest (1997
ThinkQuest Project) http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html
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- Complete a Revolutionary War
Timeline. Create a timeline for the
Revolutionary War. Include all the events
that you believe led to the war's outcome.
Identify what you consider to be the most
important battles. Is there one battle
that you would call the 'turning
point.'?
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- Compare and Contrast Two Lives.
Select two persons who were involved in
the Revolution - male or female, British
or American, loyalist or patriot, native
American, African American, soldier, or
statesman - - then identify the likes and
differences in their lives. You can find
some information about Revolutionary War
people at Revolutionary
War biographies.
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- Write a Revolutionary War
Journal. Pretend that you are a
soldier, a spy, a loyalist - - and imagine
what it would have been like . . Pick a
location - - this could be a campaign, a
skirmish, a battle, or other event. Then
write a journal about your pretend
experience.
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- Illustrate a Revolutionary War
Event. Pick an event and draw a scene
that captures what went on there.
Remember, it could be a camp scene, part
of a battle, or any part that represents
the Revolutionary War.
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- Revolutionary War Battles, Campaigns, and
Skirmishes
- If you are looking for more information about
Revolutionary War battles, visit our Revolutionary
Wary Battles, Campaigns, and Skirmishes
webpage. We ran out of room, so there you can find
a webpage full of battle, campaign, and skirmish
resources.
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- Revolutionary War Biography
Websites
- A separate webpage was also needed to handle
the almost two-hundred websites for biographies of
patriots, 'founding fathers,' women, native
Americans, and British leaders - - all involved in
the American Revolution. You will find those
resources at another page titled Revolutionary
War Biographies.
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- American
Revolution
- http://www.greeceny.com/arm/welch/
- These webpages were created by a 7th grade
social studies class; contains articles on the
events and battles, weapons, uniforms, and music
of the Revolution.
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- Birth
of a Nation (1998 ThinkQuest Junior
Project)
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3803/
- This site details the people, places, and
events of the first days of the Revolutionary
War.
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- Fifth
Grade Revolutionary War Expository Reports
- http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/Barnes/revwarreports/revwar.html
- Here you can read student reports on
different people and events during the
Revolutionary War.
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- George
Washington & the Crossing (Site
designed by 8th grade students)
- http://www.jwjhs.reg4.k12.ct.us/tc/
- Learn about General George Washington and
his influence on the Battle of Trenton and the
Revolutionary War.
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- Information
on the American Revolution (Reports by 5th
grade students)
- http://hana.asij.ac.jp/elementary/links/currlink/5-m/main.htm
- Learn about the people, places, and events
of the American Revolution.
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- Revolutionary
War: A Journey Towards Freedom (1997
ThinkQuest Project)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/index.html
- This site is designed to be an online
reference tool and a forum for discussion on
American History around the time of the
Revolution (1763-1810).
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- Road
to Revolution (5th grade project)
- http://www.norfolk.k12.ma.us/students/kaufman/revolution/R2R.html
- After a period of being practically ignored
by the British government, colonists were
unhappy to have Parliament start making laws
which restricted trade and limited the freedoms
which the American colonists perceived as being
theirs. Each new action by Parliament brought
the colonies closer together and further along
the road to revolution.
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- Timeline
of the Revolutionary War from Valley Oak
Elementary School (Davis, CA)
- http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/vme/vo/
- A group of students put together this
website project in celebration of the Fourth of
July.
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- Two
Revolutionary War Battles (ThinkQuest
Junior Project)
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5257/
- This project compares the battles of
Saratoga (NY) and Ridgefield (CT) .
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- More Revolutionary War Websites
- America's
Freedom Documents
- http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/index.html
- Here are the the Declaration of
Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of
Rights, shown as they first appeared to the
public at that time.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Declaring Independence http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html
- 3) Declaration of Independence: A History
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/declaration/dechist.html
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- Arbuckle's
Fort Archaeology Excavations
- http://www.greenbrierhistorical.org/fort.html
- Learn about the archaeological discoveries
at a Revolutionary War fort excavation in
Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
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- Captain
Thomas Preston's Account of the Boston
Massacre
- http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1751-1775/bostonmassacre/prest.htm
- Read a first hand account of this
event.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre
http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/texts/bostanon.html
- 3) Boston Massacre http://hana.asij.ac.jp/elementary/links/currlink/5-m/boston.htm
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- Historic
Valley Forge
- http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/index.html
- Learn the story of the six month encampment
of the Continental Army of the newly formed
United States of America under the command of
General George Washington.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Middlebrook Winter Encampment http://www.eclipse.net/~gvalis/ggv/NJrev/battles/midbrk.html
- 3) Winter at Valley Forge http://www.dell.homestead.com/revwar/files/VALLEY.HTM
- 4) Valley Forge http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9198/revwar/vforge.htm
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- Revolutionary
America at Hargrett Library Rare Map
Collection
- http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/revamer.html
- These rare maps show the colonies, attack
plans, battlefields, and more.
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- Shot
Heard Round the World
- http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/song.hts?hi+shot
- Here you find the lyrics, sound, and video
of this SchoolHouse Rock cartoon which describes
the Revolutionary War.
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- Spies
of the American Revolution (University of
Michigan Clements Library)
- http://www.clements.umich.edu/spies/index-people.html
- This website contains stories, letters,
routes and spy information!
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- Townshend
Act (Student essay at 4essays.com)
- http://www.4essays.com/essays/TOWNSHEN.HTM
- Parliament had not given up the right to tax
the colonies and in 1767, at the urging of
chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend,
it passed the Townshend Acts, which imposed
taxes on lead, glass, tea, paint, and paper that
Americans imported from Britain.
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- Virtual
Marching Tour of the American Revolution:
Revolutionary War 1777
- http://www.ushistory.org/march/index.html
- This website provides a comprehensive
overview of the 'road to Valley Forge.'
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- War
for American Independence
- http://home.ptd.net/~revwar/index.html
- Here you can read a few excerpts taken from
newspapers and other eighteenth century news
sources.
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- Women
in the Revolutionary War
- http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets.html
- Here you can find out about Deborah Samson,
Rachel and Grace Martin, Anne Warner Bailey and
Anne Trotter Bailey, and Mary Ludwig Hays
McCauley.
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- Websites For Teachers
- American
Revolution
- http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
- This site has a unit plan with twelve
lessons plus links to resource sites.
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- American
Revolutionary War: Thematic Unit (Grades
5-8) by Shannon O'Connor
- http://people2.clarityconnect.com/webpages4/kcarsons/oconunit/index.htm
- Throughout the 15-day course of study,
students will read the story, Johnny Tremain,
and respond through journal entries,
role-playing, and artwork.
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- Join
the Revolution! at Education World
- http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson175.shtml
- This lesson planning article has fourteen
ideas to re-create the activities and events of
the Revolutionary period.
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- Revolutionary
War and Children's Literature (Grades 3-8)
- http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/ushistory/revolution.html
- This is the first section of a sample
chapter from In Times Past: An Encyclopedia for
Integrating US History with Literature by Carol
Otis Hurst and Rebecca Otis.
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- Revolutionary
War Battles (Grade 8)
- http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/mid/geodocs/revbattles.htm
- Students will work in pairs and select a
Revolutionary War battle. One student will
represent a British point of view and the other
student will represent the American side. Each
student will keep a journal that includes events
leading up to, during and the aftermath of the
battle.
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- Teaching
the American Revolution: Scaffolding to
Success at Education World
- http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr218.shtml
- This curriculum article explains how
students learned about the Revolutionary War by
considering the issues from both the American
perspective and the British point of view.
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson,
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