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Website
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: American Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of Fordham University's Internet Modern History Sourcebook, this site gives historical background and extensive web resources on American Independence.
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Article
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: American Revolution as a Constitutional Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center provides an essay on the issue, circumstances and explanations for the growing radicalism of the Colonists in the years leading up to the constitution.
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eBook
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: The Era of the American Revolution 1763 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
Introductioon to the Era of the American Revolution, 1763-1783. The author discusses how the Revolution unfolded by weaving together events with new ways of thinking on the part of colonists.
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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The American Revolution (1750 1783)

For Students 9th - 10th
A unit picks up at the start of the French and Indian War and moves through the development of the new government of the United States. Find videos, slideshows, and primary sources.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: The New Nation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Independence Webisode 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Webisode 1-Independence. 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.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Road to the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How did we go from thirteen British colonies to the United States of America? Explore the major hardships of life under British rule, how the colonists decided to break away, and how they set a path for a new and independent government....
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Toby Tyler

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of James Otis's Toby Tyler has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Mary of Plymouth

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of James Otis's Mary Of Plymouth has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Primary
Other

All the News? American Revolution & Maryland's Press

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this collection of digitized historical newspapers and broadsides from the 1760s about pre-Revolutionary topics. Requires Adobe Reader.